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What can I do with a major in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

What Activities Could Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Majors Do?

Aerospace engineers design, develop, and test new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration, often specializing in areas such as structural design, guidance, navigation and control, instrumentation and communication, or production methods. They often use computer-aided design (CAD) software, robotics, and lasers and advanced electronic optics. They also may specialize in a particular type of aerospace product, such as commercial transports, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets. Aerospace engineers may be experts in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, celestial mechanics, propulsion, acoustics, or guidance and control systems.

Aerospace engineers typically are employed in the aerospace product and parts industry, although their skills are becoming increasingly valuable in other fields. For example, in the motor vehicles manufacturing industry, aerospace engineers design vehicles that have lower air resistance and, thus, increased fuel efficiency.

What Industries Could Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Majors Explore?

Aircraft Design Aircraft Parts Manufacturing National Defense Higher Education
Space Flight Research Marketing Insurance
Rocketry Satellite Design and Construction Propulsion Engineering Consulting

What Employers Hire Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Majors?

NASA Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman Corporation Accenture
United Technologies Raytheon Company General Dynamics Corporation Caterpillar
Textron Inc. BAE Systems Bombardier Inc. Supercomputing Institute
Airbus S.A.S. International Paper Federal Government Agencies Honeywell
Land O’Lakes Cascade Aerospace Cessna Aircraft Co. TRW
Whalen & Company Northwest Airlines Schlumberger Boeing
Marquip Inc. General Electric Allied Signal United Space Alliance

What Are Some Full-Time Job Titles for Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Majors?

Aerospace Engineer Consultant Field Service Engineer
Value Engineer Aeronautical Test Engineer Aeronautical Design Engineer
Stress Analyst Staff Engineer System/Manufacturing Engineer
Project Engineer Aerodynamicist Astronautical Engineer

What Are Some Useful Websites for Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Majors?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration www.nasa.gov
AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) www.aiaa.org
The Aerospace Corporation www.aero.org
Aviation Employment www.aviationemployment.com
Space Jobs www.spacejobs.com