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Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering. Mark Luke. Training and Career . 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

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Aerospace Engineering

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  1. Aerospace Engineering Mark Luke

  2. Training and Career • 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%

  3. Top Colleges for AerospaceEngineering • California Institute of Technology • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Stanford University • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor • Georgia Institute of Technology

  4. Aerospace Engineers • 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

  5. Nelson Engineering Co. • 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

  6. 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

  7. Wernher von Braun • 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

  8. Homer Hickam • 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

  9. Works Cited • "Degree Requirements." Welcome to Michigan • Engineering. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2013. • "Aerospace Engineers in California." Labor Market Info. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2013. • "Aerospace Engineering." Engineering Services by Nelson Engineering Company of Merritt Island, Florida. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2013. • "Homer Hickam." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 08 Nov. 2013. Web. 27 Aug. 2013. • "Wernher Von Braun." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Aug. 2013. Web. 27 Aug. 2013. • "Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering." Best Aerospace Engineering Programs. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2013.

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