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Aerospace Engineers

Aerospace engineers research develop and design aircraft, spacecraft and their components.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£28,503
£46,625
£70,994

New workers start around £28,503. Normal pay is £46,625 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £70,994.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 38,803 vacancies for this type of job

4.27%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Inspects completed aircraft maintenance work to certify that it meets standards and the aircraft is ready for operation.

  • Ensures that equipment, operation and maintenance comply with design specifications and safety standards.

  • Analyses test data; undertakes research and advises on all aspects of aircraft, spacecraft and their systems.

  • Organises and plans projects, arranges work schedules, carries out inspection work and plans maintenance control.

  • Conceives and develops engineering designs from product ideas in aerospace engineering.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Airworthiness

  • Aerospace Engineering

  • Project Management

  • Systems Engineering

  • Aircraft Maintenance

  • Auditing

  • Avionics

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Continuous Improvement Process

  • New Product Development

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Planning

  • Operations

  • Problem Solving

  • Detail Oriented

  • Leadership

  • Innovation

  • Research

  • Teamwork

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Aerospace Engineering

University of South Wales

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Pontypridd · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

Aerospace Engineering

University of Bristol

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bristol · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/165

Aerospace Engineering

Kingston University

BEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Sandwich · London · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Aerospace Engineering

University of Birmingham

MEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Aircraft Engineering

Cardiff and Vale College

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Rhoose · 09/2024

Tariff points: 98/120

Aerospace Engineering

University of Bath

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bath · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Aeronautical Engineering

University of Salford

MEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Salford · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Engineering

Newham College of Further Education

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · London · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Aerospace Engineering

University of Central Lancashire

MEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Preston · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

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