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Aerospace Engineer: Job Description, Duties and Outlook

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The median salary of an Aerospace Engineer is 104k dollars
You must have at least a bachelor's degree for entry level Aerospace work, a
Masters for research and education careers.
Jobs in this field include work in propulsion systems, robotics, guidance systems
Highly exciting field that gets to advance technology.
What aerospace engineers do: Duties
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Testing aircraft prototypes so that they meet specific standards, seeing if they are
not only functional but also financially feasible. Inspect broken or malfunctioning
parts and come up with solutions to the problems.
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Works heavily in physics, electronics and computers
Different degrees work in different parts of the aerospace field, but they all have the
same goal.
A team works together to get results.
A mechanical engineer could work on landing gear and shuttles, while an electrical
engineer will work on any electrical components on the spacecraft. Aerospace
engineers would probably be more involved in the design or the aircraft.
Median annual earnings of aerospace engineers were $66,950 in 1998
highest 10 percent earned more than $93,880
Entry-level earnings for aerospace engineers averaged $37,957 a year in 1997
he OOH said the median salary for engineers was $50,200.
The lowest 10 percent earned less than $42,650
Most aerospace engineers work a standard 40-hour week.
At times, deadlines or design standards may bring extra pressure to a job. When
this happens, engineers may work long hours and experience considerable stress.
Most Aerospace Engineers work indoors, in an office setting. Depending in the exact
nature of the product or project, some outdoors work may be required. An example
if this may be traveling to the test site to perform live product tests such as firing a
rocket engine.
Career choices:
Electrical Engineer or Mechanical Engineer --Mechatronics?

Job choices:
Aerospace Field~~ Business intelligence. architectural Modeler, Network
communications, Developer.
Space and Satellite work
Additive manufacturing
Electronics industry
Bioscience?
Manufacturing in general
Nuclear and Plasma Science
Cybernetics Society
Computational Intelligence
IEEE
Paragraph on first choice
The Aerospace field is my first choice for my future career.
Aerospace covers anything including developing air and spacecraft, aeronautics and
astronautics, but my first choice is astronautics. I know that you work to develop
spacecraft and you follow the same practices of someone who makes planes but
you need to know how to work without the luxuries the earth's atmosphere
provides. I know you must know about physics and mechanical engineering. I want
to pursue this because space is the final frontier and full of possibilities.
Paragraph on second choice.
My second choice for a career is a career in aeronautics.
Aeronautics is the building, developing and manufacturing of air flight capable
vehicles.
Im pretty interested in this field, Ive always envied the bird and what it was
capable of, and always enjoyed a ride in a plane. I already know that you must know
quite a bit about astrodynamics. I think it would be a pretty exciting career to get
involved with.
I would like to know the path of someone who ends up in that career field, Such as
after getting a electrical engineering degree, what steps to take next in order to
becoming a aeronaut.
This field is a good match for me because I love going fast and planes can go really
fast.
Considering my shop
My master electrician, and work as an inside wireman. To become an electrician you
must first become an apprentice, then a journeyman, a inside wireman you must
work inside industrial or commercial facilities

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The career path I would want to follow leads to an aerospace engineer.

What an aerospace engineer does is work on anything that goes into space, which includes
satellites, rovers, space probes, or even entire labs; primarily they work with developing aircraft
and spacecraft. An aerospace engineer could work in robotics, with communication equipment,
or be focused on merely propulsion and figuring out how to make stuff fly faster and farther. The
aerospace field is wide and you could be doing anything and everything, it all just depends where
your interests lay. A robotic expert could develop space rovers with many features to experiment
with in space, a telecom expert could develop power efficient comsats capable of relaying
powerful signals it receives from the earth and beyond, a propulsion expert could use the suns
rays to completely energize a spacecraft without the use of fuel. Aerospace engineers make
about 40-100k a year, the lowest 10 percent of engineers earning 40k while the high percentile
earning more than 100k a year. 40 hours a week is standard for an aerospace engineer. The
projects they work on have serious deadlines so on occasion you might need to pull some
overtime to meet deadlines, this is not an uncommon thing for an aerospace engineer. On the day
to day youll be working indoors in an office setting either at home or in a facility, such as
NASA. Some projects require you to travel to test sites. Sites where aerospace engineers go to
perform testing are Kennedy Space Center which is located on the east coast of Florida on
Merritt Island; here you could do anything from fly jets to test rocket engines other components
for power efficiency. Another, Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a military base located near
Lompoc California, work there is extremely classified youd have to have some kind of military
background to be an engineer there, this is a site where many military aircrafts are tested for
future use. Youll be working with many different faces on these test sites. Travel is often,
relocation is sometimes necessary, if youre lucky your relocation will be beyond the earths

atmosphere on a space station. Using the perfectly controlled vacuum, space, engineers have the
perfect testing ground for testing and manufacturing technologies, for the future.
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The work that an aerospace engineer does has a lot of history behind it. Im going to give you
two examples of development in this career. The solar panel is a component used for powering
satellites and spacecraft alike. It was born in 1839 when French physicist Becquerel Williams
was the first to observe the photovoltaic effect. Skip ahead 50 years in 1883 and youve got C
Fritts, a ( profession ) who built the first photovoltaic cell, which solar panels use to store their
energy. This battery was only 1% efficient. In 1888 a Russian physicist built the first photo
-electric cell. In 1946 Russell Ohl patented the modern junction semiconductor solar cell which
was discovered while he was working on advances that eventually lean to the discovery of the
transistor, this led on to create a usable source of photovoltaic energy. The works of a solar panel
had just been conceived. The first satellite was developed in 1957 but it was not until ( date )that
satellites were able to take advantage of solar energy. Now nearly all satellites use solar cells to
transfer the suns energy into electrical energy. These discoveries that led to a feasible way to
harness the suns energy in space took 120 years we actually started using solar panels in space.
This is a young science and will continue to develop for eons because of the immense amount of
work is to be done, my example proved how one discovery or one idea has spawn other
questions and answers that lead to a major breakthrough in science as a whole, this breakthrough
can come from solar panels or maybe its a breakthrough in electric propulsion.
Electric propulsion, or eon rockets are also something that was just an idea just like solar panels.
The Glen Research Center (GRC) recognized the possibilities of (EP) even before NASA was
even formed in 1958. GRC started to test (EP) in 1956, they then began to rapidly recognize the

capabilities of EP. You see aerospace isnt just only field, its a mix of earth sciences and whats
available in space. Advances in other sciences will affect this field, the importance the
government put in the space program, and the amount of aerospace engineers will also affect the
job market.

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Aerospace engineers come from many different backgrounds and may have different specialties,
such as physics, astronomy or even materials handling, employers hire the best and brightest to
work for them. Degrees and qualifications can take you so far, some useful personal skills thatll
make you right for this field are working well under pressure, resourcefulness, an open mind,
creativity and quick thinking skills. You need more than that though, some of the more important
skills are excellent communication skills, excellent technical skills, math/IT skills, knowledge of
the use of computer software, problem solving skills, and methodical approaches to work, the
ability to priorities the development of project and the ability to work within a set budget.
Aerospace engineers must develop their skills elsewhere before they get to apply that knowledge
to the aerospace field. Technical skills are very useful in this field. Some training that will most
definitely be used in the aerospace field are most engineering degrees, such as electrical or
mechanical engineering, aeronautics training and Computer skills. Some aspects of this field
require more formal training such as managerial skills and a physics degree.
A bachelor's degree is required for any type of work in this field.

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Working in the aerospace industry will challenge you and reward you, here's some of the benefits
and disadvantages of working in the aerospace field. One of the most major benefits is the pay,
as the median pay of the entry level aerospace engineers (bachelors level) get paid 60k.
The most obvious benefit for working in this field is there are very well compensated, entry level
engineers in this field have a median pay of 60 thousand dollars. Working in this field benefits
not only the individual but also contributes to your nation's economy. The third benefit is that
they work with new technology thats exciting and even get to test live prototypes, there arent
many aerospace engineers in this field, so jobs in this field are in high demand and always will
be.

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Electrical/Telecommunication satellites or commsats are the most common
satellites they operate on the principles of radio waves, relaying a signal that
one antennae sends, amplifies the signal that relays it to another satellite.
There are two ways a spacecraft obtains energy.
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) generators obtain power from
radio decay the heat from the decay process is converted into electrical
energy using the seek beck affect. (deep space travel)
This field has its roots way back in the 19th century when aeronauts first

began developing aircraft. The first satellite was developed by the Russians,
in 1957, it was an artificial satellite powered by batteries, soon after they
sent a live dog into space! Now nearly all satellites use solar cells to transfer
the suns energy into electrical energy. Photovoltaic energy, a solid state
device, a photovoltaic battery converts solar energy directly
into electrical energy and stores the energy in a battery using the
photovoltaic effect.
1839 1883. When this effect was first observed by French physicist Becquerel
Williams
C Fritts built the first photovoltaic cell (1883) which was only 1% efficient. In
1888 a Russian physicist built the first photo electric cell.
1: ACE or Aerospace Computer Engineering: For the design and operation of complex systems
and is essential in maximum operation and simulations
Uses for guidance systems
Tracking
2: Communication and networks: Vital for delivering messages
Sattelite, space ,wireless ,sensor networks:ems
The Federal government and individual engineering organizations are implementing computer networks in order to
enhance productivity and competitiveness. Projected benefits may not be achieved, however, unless network
systems are well-suited to the work and communication activities and environments of intended users.
Compensation
High demand
Hands on

This is a privilege that is reserved for engineers: few others get to work with this type of sophisticated
technology.

One of the best perks of working in aerospace engineering is the ability to work with live prototypes or
other devices that will be used during live flights.
aerospace engineer might work on a new technology that allows spacecraft to fly longer, which means
that people can find out more information about outer space to help the future of society. Aerospace
engineers also test new prototypes for aircraft, which means they are able to help make travel around the
world much easier.
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Since 1961, the United States has been leading the charge when it comes to
exploring space
In 2010, the average salary for a person with an associates degree in
aerospace engineering was $58,080 while holding a bachelors degree
guarantees at least double that salary. In the next 5 years, the aerospace
industry is only expected to grow about 5%, which is much slower than other
fields.
California, Texas,Ohio, Washington and Virginia were some of the top states
to live in for employment in the aerospace field.

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the greatest reward for aerospace engineers, CAD designers, and others in
the industry is contributing to the daily functioning of the British and world
economy.
Working in the aerospace industry will challenge you and reward you, here's some of the benefits
and disadvantages of working in the aerospace field. The most obvious benefit for working in
this field is they are very well compensated, a person with an associate's degree in aerospace
engineering on average get paid about 50k, while a having a bachelor's degree will double that
yearly pay. Working in this field benefits not only the individual but also contributes to your
nation's economy. They work with new technology thats exciting and even get to test live
prototypes, few people ever get to do this. Jobs in this field are in high demand and always will
be, so it offers job security. Some disadvantages are as follows. High stress, this is a common
problem for aerospace engineers. The work they do isnt always going to be at a leisurely rate,
sometimes deadlines are soon and you have to make them if you want to progress in this career.
Working long hours usually the outcome of these deadlines, when this happens youll experience
considerable stress. Sometimes if you have a family, travel and the long hours can be a big issue,
youll be working when your home and not around at all on some projects. Another big
disadvantage is amount of school you have to go through to maintain your position in this field,
aerospace technicians need an 2 year associate's degree, while the engineers need a 4 year
bachelor degree.
Some aerospace engineers work on developing new products. In order to do so they must consider
several factors including determining the functional requirements, designing and testing the
components, integrating them to produce a final design and evaluating the designs reliability, safety,
effectiveness and cost.
Engineers design/develop aircraft and aerospace products.

Work cited
Patterson, Michael J., and James S. Sovey. History Of Electric Propulsion At NASA
Glenn Research Center: 1956 To Present. Journal Of Aerospace Engineering 26.2
(2013): 300-316. Academic Search Elite. Web. 16 Feb 2016
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