Jobs / Architecture and engineering / 17-2011.00
Aerospace Engineers
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.
- US jobs
- 67,710
- Median wage
- $134,960 a year
- Job family
- Architecture and engineering
Can agents do the work of aerospace engineers?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Architecture and engineering:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests architecture or engineering design work, such as CAD modeling or engineering calculations.
- Project levelNot yetWhole projects are mostly out of reach. The Remote Labor Index includes 3D, CAD, and architecture projects; across all its projects, the best agent completed 15.8% to a standard a client would accept. GDPval includes mechanical engineers, and its deliverables score higher, but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in architecture and engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- 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.
- Diagnose performance problems by reviewing reports or documentation from customers or field engineers or by inspecting malfunctioning or damaged products.
- 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.
- Maintain records of performance reports for future reference.
- Analyze project requests, proposals, or engineering data to determine feasibility, productibility, cost, or production time of aerospace or aeronautical products.
- Plan or coordinate investigation and resolution of customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
- Develop design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, environmental standards, or completion dates.
- Direct aerospace research and development programs.
Other job titles for this occupation (62)
Aeronautical Engineer · Aerospace Stress Engineer · Avionics Engineer · Design Engineer · Flight Controls Engineer · Flight Systems Test Engineer · Flight Test Engineer · Special Mission Engineer · Structural Analysis Engineer · Structural Test Engineer · Aerodynamicist · Aerodynamics Engineer · Aeronautical Design Engineer · Aeronautical Project Engineer · Aeronautical Research Engineer · Aeronautical Test Engineer · Aerospace Design Engineer · Aerospace Physiologist · Aerospace Programmable Logic Design Engineer · Aerospace Quality Engineer · Aerospace Systems Engineer · Aircraft Design Engineer · Aircraft Designer · Aircraft Engineer · Aircraft Instrument Engineer · Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) · Aircraft Stress Analyst · Aircraft Systems Engineer · Airplane Designer · Airplane Engineer · Astronautical Engineer · Aviation Consultant · Aviation Engineer · Avionics Systems Engineer · Civil Aviation Engineer · Dynamicist · Flight Analyst · Flight Dynamicist · Flight Engineer · Fuel Efficient Aircraft Designer · GNC Engineer (Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineer) · Helicopter Engineer · Loads and Dynamics Engineer · Military Aircraft Designer · Physical Aerodynamicist · Propeller Engineer · Propulsion Engineer · Research Aerospace Engineer · Rocket Scientist · Space Engineer · Spacecraft Engineer · Stress Analyst · Stress Engineer · Structures Engineer · Supersonic Engineer · Thermodynamicist · Thermodynamics Engineer · Transonic Engineer · Vibration Engineer · Weight Control Engineer · Weight Engineer · Wind Tunnel Engineer