Careers in Aerospace Engineering

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Careers in Aerospace Engineering

• KEN BLACKBURN
• NCASE
• Atlanta, GA March 2004

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Aerospace Engineering Career Education
College
Elementary
High School
Math, Science, Physics, Trig, Algebra, Calculus
English (!)
Courses
Engineering Courses
Family, Friends
Library, Magazines, Internet
CAP, Scouts, EAA
Information
Teachers, Professors
Co-op, Intern
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Aerospace Engineering Employers

• Government
• DOD, NASA, FAA
• Private Industry
• Civil Aviation, General Aviation, Military
  Aircraft, Spacecraft
• Academia
• Teaching, Research

Italicized text shows areas of personal experience
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Aerospace Engineering
USA Employment 50,000

• Analytical
• Design
• Field Service
• Manufacturing
• Materials and Processes
• Software
• Systems
• Test

Starting Salaries 2001 BS 47,000 MS 60,000 PhD
64,000 Median 2000 Salary 68,000
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Aerospace Engineering

• Analytical
• Aerodynamics
• Performance
• Stability Control
• CFD
• Guidance and Control
• Strength
• Loads
• Propulsion
• Structural Dynamics

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Aerospace Engineering

• Aerodynamics
• Performance
• Determine drag, range, fuel use, airspeed,
  altitude
• Stability Control
• Determine flying qualities, math model of
  aircraft dynamics, spin analysis
• CFD
• Computational Fluid Dynamics uses computing to
  calculate data similar to that collected in a
  wind tunnel