A day in the life of an Aeronautical Engineer
A typical day as an aeronautical engineer will usually include working on tasks such as the following
During the day an aeronautical engineer may create a computer model of an aircraft or portion of an aircraft. This will help with the design process and allow other people to see the idea for themselves.
Aeronautical engineers then will analyse a computer model to determine its aerodynamic, structural, or thermal performance, or perhaps studying how well a component of the design integrates with another component or how easy it will be to assemble or maintain. If they make adjustments at this stage it is cheaper than when it becomes a full scale model.
Aeronautical engineers test a design using a computer simulation, a wind tunnel or flight test to see how well it performs its intended purpose.
Aeronautical engineers design software that controls how a vehicle flies or simulates its flight characteristics.
Aeronautical engineers perform trade studies to optimise a design and make it work better.
Aeronautical engineers attend meetings with engineers or managers to discuss progress reports, problems, or future plans.
Aeronautical engineers write reports or make presentations on the status of your work.
Every work place will have differences in their day. The videos below will give you an understanding of what a typical day would be like in two different workplaces
During the day an aeronautical engineer may create a computer model of an aircraft or portion of an aircraft. This will help with the design process and allow other people to see the idea for themselves.
Aeronautical engineers then will analyse a computer model to determine its aerodynamic, structural, or thermal performance, or perhaps studying how well a component of the design integrates with another component or how easy it will be to assemble or maintain. If they make adjustments at this stage it is cheaper than when it becomes a full scale model.
Aeronautical engineers test a design using a computer simulation, a wind tunnel or flight test to see how well it performs its intended purpose.
Aeronautical engineers design software that controls how a vehicle flies or simulates its flight characteristics.
Aeronautical engineers perform trade studies to optimise a design and make it work better.
Aeronautical engineers attend meetings with engineers or managers to discuss progress reports, problems, or future plans.
Aeronautical engineers write reports or make presentations on the status of your work.
Every work place will have differences in their day. The videos below will give you an understanding of what a typical day would be like in two different workplaces
Aeronautical engineers can work in the defence force. if you were a member of the defence force a typical day could include: sustaining, maintaining and managing technology. They also work on state aircraft infrastructure, weapons, ancillary technical equipment and related aviation ground combat support systems like radar, sonar, IT and network.