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Job Description

Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 112,010.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 53.00
Currently, there are 68,510 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Aerospace Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Design Engineer”

Direct or coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.
Analyze project requests, proposals, or engineering data to determine feasibility, productibility, cost, or production time of aerospace or aeronautical products.
Plan or coordinate activities concerned with investigating and resolving customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements.
Develop design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, environmental standards, or completion dates.
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.
Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment.
Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
Evaluate and approve selection of vendors by studying past performance or new advertisements.
Research new materials to determine quality or conformance to environmental standards.
Evaluate product data or design from inspections or reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, environmental regulations, or quality standards.
Evaluate biofuel performance specifications to determine feasibility for aerospace applications.
Diagnose performance problems by reviewing performance reports or documentation from customers or field engineers or inspecting malfunctioning or damaged products.
Review aerospace engineering designs to determine how to reduce negative environmental impacts.
Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers.
Maintain records of performance reports for future reference.
Direct aerospace research and development programs.

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