Aerospace Engineers

Individuals who design, develop and test aircraft, missiles and spacecraft and supervise their manufacture. Aerospace engineers develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems and space exploration, often specializing in areas such as structural design, guidance, navigation and control, instrumentation and communication, or production methods. They also may specialize in a particular type of aerospace product such as commercial transports, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets; and may be experts in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, celestial mechanics, propulsion, acoustics or guidance and control systems.