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_______________________________________________Investigative Occupations: Aerospace Engineers

Investigative Occupations..................................................

Aerospace Engineers

! Personality Code: IR

! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $90,930

! Beginning Wage: $60,760

! Earnings Growth Potential: Low

! Growth: 10.2%

! Annual Job Openings: 6,498

! Self-Employed: 1.4%

! Part-Time: 2.6%

Perform a variety of engineering work in design-

ing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles,

and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied

research to evaluate adaptability of materials

and equipment to aircraft design and manufac-

ture. May recommend improvements in testing

equipment and techniques. Formulate conceptual

design of aeronautical or aerospace products or sys-

tems to meet customer requirements. Direct and

coordinate activities of engineering or technical per-

sonnel designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing

aircraft or aerospace products. Develop design cri-

teria for aeronautical or aerospace products or sys-

tems, including testing methods, production costs,

quality standards, and completion dates. Plan and

conduct experimental, environmental, operational,

and stress tests on models and prototypes of air-

craft and aerospace systems and equipment. Eval-

uate product data and design from inspections and

reports for conformance to engineering principles,

customer requirements, and quality standards. For-

mulate mathematical models or other methods of

computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify

design according to customer engineering require-

ments. Write technical reports and other documen-

tation, such as handbooks and bulletins, for use

by engineering staff , management, and customers.

Analyze project requests and proposals and engineer-

ing data to determine feasibility, productibility, cost,

and production time of aerospace or aeronautical

product. Review performance reports and documen-

tation from customers and fi eld engineers and inspect

malfunctioning or damaged products to determine

problem. Direct research and development programs.

Evaluate and approve selection of vendors by study of

past performance and new advertisements. Plan and

coordinate activities concerned with investigating

and resolving customers’ reports of technical prob-

lems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles. Maintain

records of performance reports for future reference.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 15. S c i e nt i fi c

Research, Engineering, and Mathematics. Work

Group: 15. 0 7. R e s e a r c h a n d D e s i g n E n g i n e e r i n g.

Other Jobs in! is Work Group: Biomedical Engi-

neers; Chemical Engineers; Civil Engineers; Com-

puter Hardware Engineers; Electrical Engineers;

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer; Marine

Architects; Marine Engineers; Marine Engineers and

Naval Architects; Materials Engineers; Mechanical

Engineers; Nuclear Engineers.

Skills: Science; Systems Evaluation; Systems Anal-

ysis; Judgment and Decision Making; Technology

Design; Persuasion; Operations Analysis; Manage-

ment of Personnel Resources.

Education and Training Program: Aerospace,

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Related

Knowledge/Courses: Engineering and Technology;

Physics; Design; Mechanical Devices; Production

and Processing; Mathematics.

Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; repetitive

motions.

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