Intro to
CAD 2013/Atkins
Anthony
Orsini, John Lyden, Nick Napoli, Rob Schroder
Aerospace Engineer
What they do
An
Aerospace engineer designs aircrafts, spacecraft’s, satellites, and missiles.
Also they test prototypes to make sure that they function according to design.
Duties
·
Direct
and coordinate the design, manufacture, and testing of aircraft and aerospace
products
·
Assess
proposals for projects to determine if they are technically and financially
feasible
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Determine
if proposed projects will result in a safe aircraft and parts for it
·
Evaluate
designs to see that the products meet engineering principles, customer
requirements, and environmental challenges.
·
Ensure that the projects meet quality
standards
·
Inspect
malfunctioning or damaged products to identify sources of problems and possible
solutions
They
produce spacecraft and missiles
Other professionals they work
with:
Boeing,
NASA, military
Job Description
Work week-40 hours
Workplace-Office
using sophisticated computer equipment.
Aerospace engineers may develop new
technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and spacecraft and they
develop missiles for use in the military.
Tools
Computer aided design
software
Pay
Beginning-$60,620
Median-$97,480
End-$143,360
It offers options
for medical and dental coverage; basic life insurance with options for more,
long- and short-term disability insurance; and a flexible spending account to
cover eligible healthcare expenses. Engineers receive paid vacations based on
experience and 12 standard holidays, including a winter break between December
24 and January 1. They also earn retirement benefits composed of employer and
employee contributions.
Credentialing Process
·
Entry-level aerospace
engineers usually need a bachelor's degree (4 years). High school students
interested in studying aerospace engineering should take courses in chemistry,
physics, and mathematics, including algebra, trigonometry, and calculus.
·
Internships are helpful in
acquiring a job in aerospace engineering. Relevant work experience is also
helpful in getting a job in aerospace engineering.
·
At the entry level
aerospace engineers are not required to have a license, more experienced
aerospace engineers, who have more responsibility, must be licensed as
professional engineers.
Coursework:
·
Entry level aerospace engineers usually need a
bachelor’s degree to get started. In high school you should take chemistry,
physics, and mathematics, including algebra, trigonometry, and calculus.
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When you are on your way to get your bachelor’s
degree you program will take 4 years which include classroom, laboratory, and
field studies in areas such as general engineering principles, structures,
mechanics, and aerodynamics.
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Once you graduate from cooperative programs that
give your hands on experience you can come back to work as an instructor at a
university or do research and development.
Harvard
Tuition $40,016
Stevens’s tech
Tuition $14,400.00
Stanford
Tuition $43,950
F-15 fighter by Boeing
APT-E power car by Frank Munger
CAC Boomerang by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
