Engineering Opportunity: Aerospace Engineer

Aerospace Engineer Current Vacancies

2006-12-23:

Aerospace engineers work on the research and development, design, testing and manufacture of aircraft fixed-wing and rotary, space vehicles, surface, ground effect vehicles very low flying craft, missile technologies, flight simulators, and related components and control systems; they also plan and oversee maintenance programmes.
Design - using computer-aided design (CAD) software to turn research ideas into technical plans and specifications for new craft, components and system prototypes.
Maintenance - scheduling and supervising line airport and base hangar maintenance of aircraft; managing teams of technicians and ensuring completed work is signed off under strict licencing regulations.
estimating material, construction, and labour costs, and project timescales.
Work environments range from modern, open-plan offices to aircraft factory production areas.
The UK aerospace industry employs around 300,000 people and there are good opportunities for skilled engineers in aircraft and component manufacture, research and development, and space, satellite and weapons systems.
Promotion would normally be to project manager or consultant engineer With experience, engineers can earn between 28,000 and 40,000 (Permalink)

Aeronautical or Aerospace Engineering Graduate Scheme at (DESG)

2007-11-06: Picture of female graduate: The Institution of Engineering & Technology, To apply to the Graduate Scheme you must: Aeronautical or Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science; Welbeck Engineering System Anchors PDF(151Kb) For entry to the DESG Graduate Scheme please apply on-line here. Our prestigious DESG Graduate scheme launches hundreds of graduates into varied and exciting careers as professional engineers and scientists within the Ministry of Defence Civil service. Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/MicroSite/DPA/ The salary for Graduate's entering the Scheme is ?22,400 rising to 24,725 on successful completion of the Graduate Scheme. Leadership and team-working development alongside the British Armed Forces, Initial Professional Development 2 Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College. Click here for further information about Welbeck http://www.welbeck.mod.uk/ Leadership and team-working development alongside the British Armed Forces. DESG Tutor Reference Form PDF (132Kb) DTUS and the Undergraduate Sponsorship Scheme: Please watch www.desg.mod.uk for announcement of application dates or telephone 01225-4-49368. All degrees must be accredited by a UK institution licensed by the Engineering Council (UK) or the UK Science Council. Are degrees accepted from non-UK universities? The Defence Engineering & Science Group (DESG) is a community of 9,000 professional engineers and scientists working within MoD Civil Service to equip and support the UK Armed Forces with state of the art technology. The Armed Forces: The DESG Graduate Scheme recruits and develops graduate engineers and scientist on behalf of the following customers. Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) DE staff work as project managers, works advisers, technical support and property managers. Interested persons should apply to desg at http://www.desg.mod.uk/benefits/careerops.shtml (Permalink)