Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Mark Luke

Undergraduate degree takes around four years

- Courses are heavy on math and engineering in general Bachelor’s degree for entry level jobs - Work under an experienced aerospace engineer High level positions may require a master’s

or doctorate degree Average Salary in U.S. is $63,274 Jobs are expected to grow by about 5%

Training and Career

California Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stanford University

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Georgia Institute of Technology

Top Colleges for AerospaceEngineering

Research, design, develop, test and maintain objects that fly

Analyze requests and formulate an aeronautical product to fit the needs of customers

Conduct experimental stress tests on aeronautical products

Interviews with Student Engineers Aerospace Engineering Career Overview

Aerospace Engineers

Provides engineering services to aerospace operations

Experience with unique operations like hypergolic fuels and cryogens

- Hypergolic fuels are fuels that spontaneously ignite when they touch each other Work with commercial and private

programs, NASA and United States Air Force

Nelson Engineering Co.

Works Initial development of an acoustic chamber

for Orion Test -Exploring deeper space ( Mars and asteroids) with man Analyzed requirement for Ares and Orion

spacecraft Troubleshot and analyzed a long range

radar at the Eglin Air Force Base Nelson Engineering Website

Nelson Engineering Co.

German Rocket Scientist and Aerospace Engineer

Credited as being the “Father of Rocket Science”

Designed the V-2 Combat Rocket-Worlds first long range, combat-ballistic missile

Wernher von Braun

Aerospace Engineer for NASA Trained astronauts on science payloads and

extra-vehicular activities

October Skies

Trained astronauts for the Hubble Space Telescope deployment mission and the first two repair missions

Homer Hickam

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