Aerospace Engineers

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
Direct or coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.
Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment.
Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements.
Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers.
Analyze project requests, proposals, or engineering data to determine feasibility, productibility, cost, or production time of aerospace or aeronautical products.
Evaluate and approve selection of vendors by studying past performance or new advertisements.
Plan or coordinate investigation and resolution of customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
Design new or modify existing aerospace systems to reduce polluting emissions, such as nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, or smoke emissions.
Design or engineer filtration systems that reduce harmful emissions.
Evaluate biofuel performance specifications to determine feasibility for aerospace applications.
Research new materials to determine quality or conformance to environmental standards.
Review aerospace engineering designs to determine how to reduce negative environmental impacts.
Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
Evaluate product data or design from inspections or reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, environmental regulations, or quality standards.
Develop design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, environmental standards, or completion dates.
Diagnose performance problems by reviewing reports or documentation from customers or field engineers or by inspecting malfunctioning or damaged products.
Direct aerospace research and development programs.
Maintain records of performance reports for future reference.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.

INSTITUTION NAME	CITY	INSTITUTION TYPE	PROGRAM TITLE	AWARDS	HOURS
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	AEROSPACE ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BSASE	135
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BSEE	128
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BSME	134
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BS	129
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BS	127
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	AEROSPACE ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BS	133
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BS	130
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING	Bachelor Degree - BS	128

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