Overview
Aerospace engineering technicians design, build, test and repair civil and military aircraft. Day-to-day-tasks
Activities
- You could work on the mechanics of the aircraft or the electrical and electronic systems or ‘avionics’. You may: build and service aircraft
- create and test systems, like wings, engines, and landing gears
- install and test electrical systems used in navigation, communications and flight control
- use computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software
- build and test prototypes
Organisations
Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Businesses such as JJ Churchill Apprenticeships – https://www.jjchurchill.com/careers/apprenticeships/
Workplace
You could work in an aircraft hangar, on an aircraft, in a factory, in an office or in a laboratory. Your working environment may be cramped.
Working Hours
40-42 hours per week (full time)
Salary
£23,000-£42,000 per year
Qualifications
You can get into this job through:
a university course a college course
an apprenticeship
You’ll usually need:
4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, maths and science
1 or 2 A levels, or equivalent, for a foundation degree or higher national diploma