Aerospace Engineers

What Does a Aerospace Engineers Do?

Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements.
• 2Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment.
• 3Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
• 4Plan or coordinate investigation and resolution of customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
• 5Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers.
• 6Direct or coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.
• 7Evaluate product data or design from inspections or reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, environmental regulations, or quality standards.
• 8Develop design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, environmental standards, or completion dates.

Required Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Science
• Speaking
• Mathematics
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Monitoring
• Active Learning
• 1CadCam Unigraphics
• Ada
• Alstom ESARAD
• Alstom ESATAN
• Altera Quartus II
• Analytical Graphics STK Expert Edition
• ANSYS simulation software
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• C
• C#

Aerospace Engineers Salary