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What does an aerospace engineer do?

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Clue is in the name.

Look it up. Go on google. look at aero companies websites - bae, westfield, rolls-royce, airbus, Goldman Sachs:p:
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Well he won't be a dentist. Its mainly research and development work or maintainence in planes, space craft, ground vehicles, weapons, flight simulators kind of thing.
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As with many graduates, you can use your degree to go into another field.. as this is an engineering degree which has high mathematical annd analytical skills, there are plenty of other areas you can find work in.

If you intend to stay within the broad field of engineering, remember that aerospace engineering is more of a specialised form of mechanical engineering and so you can apply to many mechanical engineering positions. You may also work in a structural field due to the structural analysis and FE programs that will be covered in the course. There are modules which you may be able to choose such as manufacturing and can apply to manufacturing engineering posts. Automotive industry is another sector... both structural and also aerodynamics.
Then you've got the obvious aircraft and missile industry where you will design wings, tailplanes, flaps, fuselage, landing gears etc.
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-IK-
As with many graduates, you can use your degree to go into another field.. as this is an engineering degree which has high mathematical annd analytical skills, there are plenty of other areas you can find work in.

If you intend to stay within the broad field of engineering, remember that aerospace engineering is more of a specialised form of mechanical engineering and so you can apply to many mechanical engineering positions. You may also work in a structural field due to the structural analysis and FE programs that will be covered in the course. There are modules which you may be able to choose such as manufacturing and can apply to manufacturing engineering posts. Automotive industry is another sector... both structural and also aerodynamics.
Then you've got the obvious aircraft and missile industry where you will design wings, tailplanes, flaps, fuselage, landing gears etc.


exelent explanation bro
it answer mine questions too.
aerospace engineering must be really nice :tsr2:
it have so many applications that i didnt know
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-IK-
As with many graduates, you can use your degree to go into another field.. as this is an engineering degree which has high mathematical annd analytical skills, there are plenty of other areas you can find work in.

If you intend to stay within the broad field of engineering, remember that aerospace engineering is more of a specialised form of mechanical engineering and so you can apply to many mechanical engineering positions. You may also work in a structural field due to the structural analysis and FE programs that will be covered in the course. There are modules which you may be able to choose such as manufacturing and can apply to manufacturing engineering posts. Automotive industry is another sector... both structural and also aerodynamics.
Then you've got the obvious aircraft and missile industry where you will design wings, tailplanes, flaps, fuselage, landing gears etc.

Aero and Auto share a lot - just different applications at the end.
Really though, if you take Aero, auto or straight mech, you may well be applying for the same jobs at the end. Of course aero students will find it slightly easier to get jobs in the aero industry, and auto students in the auto industry, but i dont think any of those three will prevent you from getting any mech eng based job.

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