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Bryan AustinBryan Austin

Keven HuangKeven Huang

Erik PetrickErik Petrick

What is an aerospace engineer?What is an aerospace engineer?

An aerospace engineer is someone An aerospace engineer is someone who creates machines, such as who creates machines, such as airplanes and spacecrafts, and airplanes and spacecrafts, and supervises the manufacture of those supervises the manufacture of those products.products.

Aerospace engineers develop new Aerospace engineers develop new technologies for use in defense technologies for use in defense systems, aviation, and space systems, aviation, and space exploration.exploration.

What activities do they What activities do they perform?perform?

Aerospace engineers develop new Aerospace engineers develop new technologies for use in aviation, technologies for use in aviation, space exploration, and defense space exploration, and defense systems.systems.

They test and write reports about They test and write reports about their new technologies.their new technologies.

They oversee construction and the They oversee construction and the manufacturing of their technologies.manufacturing of their technologies.

What skills and talents do you need? Math skills Ability to complete

detailed work Problem solving ability Communication skills Computer skills Creative thinking Ability to design and

improve models

Ability to properly and accurately conduct experiments

What kind of education do you What kind of education do you need?need?

High school courses you should take for High school courses you should take for this career include trigonometry, calculus, this career include trigonometry, calculus, physics, chemistry, aerodynamics, physics, chemistry, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and propulsion thermodynamics, and propulsion dynamics.dynamics.

The minimum education requirement is a The minimum education requirement is a Bachelors degree in aerospace Bachelors degree in aerospace engineering or a related subject.engineering or a related subject.

What kind of education do you need?

To do research as an aerospace engineer, a Ph. D is desirable.

What are the benefits of What are the benefits of the job?the job?

The earnings of a Aerospace Engineer The earnings of a Aerospace Engineer can reach up to $105,060 and low of can reach up to $105,060 and low of $50,000.$50,000.

Employees start off with 13 days vacation Employees start off with 13 days vacation then 20 days after 3 years of then 20 days after 3 years of employment.employment.

They are offered 240 hours of leave from They are offered 240 hours of leave from calendar year.calendar year.

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