Monday 30 December 2013

Job aspiration and future scope

After studying the viewers of my previous blog on what is aeronautical engineering and how good it is for one
to take it up as a career making subject, I have decided to make this blog specially for a golbal set of readers who are interested in the field of aeronautics and are looking for job oppurtunities in this field.

What are the job oppurtunities for an aeronautical engineer?

Well as i have mentioned in my earlier post the job oppurtunities are very large and a good quality aeronautical engineer would be given preference over an outstanding peer from other streams of engineering like mechnaical or civil. As i have been telling the employee demend for this stream is quite high but with it the need for an aeronautical engineer to be a good  quality product is a must. because this field deals with risking of lots of lifes and any small error by an engineer could lead to catostrophic damages which could cost a lot of lifes. So just being an ordinary aeronautical engineer does not endeavour you to get a great job or great salary package,only being a quality engineer is what will make you get those big pay packages that any aeronautical engineer generally claims. 
So coming to the different jobs available to an aeronautical engineer, an aeronautical engineer could be any one of the following:

1) Design engineer:

The major job of a design engineer in aeronautical industry would be to make all sorts of paper design and skethings and later do the testing for the soft models prepared on different analysis softwares. This is one of the most basic work an aeronautical engineer can get. sounds very simple to sit in front of computers and do the basic design work sitting in an AC rooms. Well to make up to the ease of the job offered the salaries offered to a fresher in this field of aeronautics would be very less when compared to what an aeronautical engineer might be expecting. But as one progresses and advances in this field and with ones experience an average worker in this field can expect his salray to be attractive. The general payscale a fresher can expect would be in the range of 1800$-2000$ per month as one progresses it vary anywhere between 3000$-4500$. As you can see the pay scale is generally higher wen compared to peers in different fields of engineering.

2) Aircraft maintenence engineer:


The job of an aircraft maintenence engineer would be to do various checks on an aircraft before it takes off every time. Every time an aircraft goes for a flight and comes back an aircraft should be checked for any damages due to debris around around the flight path of the aircraft.this inspection would be done by an
aircraft maintenence engineer. The job would include looking sor damages over the body of the aircraft, and the blades of the engine,look for any blockage or leakage that would affect the normal functioning of the aircraft and the proper working of all the cockpit devices. The pay scale for a starter in this field would vary between 2000$ to 2200$ and as one starts gaining experince in this field one can expect the pay scale to go as high as 5000$ to 6500$.

3)Stress analysis engineer:


the job of a stress analysis would be similar to that of design engineer but a stress engineer would be doing only the analysis. a stress analysis engineer would be an expert in stress analysis and would perform stress analysis tests on various components designed on computer. though this sounds simple it is not such an easy job as it sounds. The salary one can expect in this field would be similar to that of a design engineer.

4)Thermal analysis engineer:


The job of a thermal analysis engineer would be to apply his knowledge on thermal engineering to the field of thermal engineering. It would be his responsibility to do an analysis on the thermodynamic properties in the engine and the expansion of materials when subjected to different thermal conditions. So the job of a thermal engineer would be of atmost importance for an aircraft,specially when it comes to manufacturing an engine.

other than the jobs mentioned above there are also a lot of oppurtunities in the electircal and electronics field about which i do not have adequate job links. so i have not mentioned them. keep waiting for my next post on different topics of aeronautical engineering specially students.

Saturday 28 December 2013

Aeronautical Engineering- the trending technology

  


Are you a student who is looking to get into the field of technical study and engineering ? Are you confused on which branch of study to choose ? Well then you are at one of the right places to understand one such particular field of studies - Aeronautical Engineering. Aeronautical engineering has been one of the largest emerging trends in the field of technical study as well as job opportunities. This article is aimed at making you understand aeronautical engineering in a better way and help you in deciding if it is the right course for you to opt for in your higher studies.


So what exactly is aeronautical engineering ?

Have you ever looked at a flying airbus A380 or Boeing 737 and wondered what makes such a huge machine fly in the air ? Well the major reason behind one single aircraft flying up in the air safely would be the hard work and efforts of hundreds and thousands of aeronautical engineers who worked day and night just to see the giant metallic bird fly. So in simple terms aeronautical engineering is nothing but building and making an aircraft fly safely in the air according to our wishes and desires.

OK now lets understand the term aeronautical engineering. The term aeronautical engineering is another term which refers to a technical branch of engineering which specialises in aircraft manufacture and maintenance. That's the simplest way to describe the branch or an aeronautical engineer. Going a little more deep into the meaning of the subject an aeronautical engineer is one who makes a machine that can swim in air and uses and maintains this machine for different applications. 

Why is aeronautical engineering growing so fast?

Aeronautical engineering is amongst the growing trends for two reasons, one is the large scope the branch of engineering has in the job market.The demand to supply ratio of aeronautical engineers in the global market is very high and still not met sufficiently.So to meet this demand engineers from various other branches are taken into the industry and given suitable training to work in this industry. There is a high demand for maintenance engineers for various companies across the globe including airbus Boeing and NASA.An aircraft maintenance engineer would basically test an aircraft for its airworthiness or ability to have next flight every time after an aircraft takes off and lands back.

The second reason for this branch to be growing so fast is the appropriate mixture of different branches of engineering it has in it. Aeronautical engineering courses generally train their students in three different streams of engineering put together into one compact package. Aeronautical engineering is combination of the Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering and Electronics engineering put together.The three different branches of engineering applied exclusively for the machines which fly i.e, aircraft , give rise to this beautiful branch of aeronautical engineering. This branch of engineering has an application of the above mentioned three subjects on aircraft's and study and maintenance of aircraft. 

Going a little more deeper into the three subjects of aeronautics 

Electrical engineering in aeronautics

Electrical engineering is the major contributor to the field of aeronautical engineering when it comes to the flight controls and power management. This portion of producing and managing electric current on an aircraft is amongst one of the major topics that one would study in electrical engineering in aeronautics as the power generated on an aircraft is very limited and effective utilisation of this power is a must.Apart from power production electrical part of aeronautical engineering would also contain the control system and wiring systems and lighting systems of the aircraft. The control system would include manufacture and maintenance of the various electrical control devices used in the cockpit of the aircraft.

analog cockpit
                                                   analog cockpit of an aircraft

Mechanical engineering in aeronautics

mechanical engineering is another major contributor to the field of aeronautics,its such a huge contributor that at certain selection processes the selectors do not differentiate between mechanical and aeronautical engineers. But there is a lot of difference when it comes to the content and application of both the subjects. Aeronautics would deal majorly with aerodynamic flows and model preparation for that whereas mechanical engineering is more different an vast subject by itself. the other major contribution of mechanical engineering in aeronautics (other than structural design) would be in the propulsion technology used to run an aircraft. On the whole the part of mechanical engineering you study would be fun.

                 a Production line on the one of the leading aircraft manufacturers

Electronics engineering in aeronautics

This is a major aspect in modern aeronautics because of the advancement of technology.nobody wants to be left behind with a nokia1100 when you have all sorts of smart phones available in the market which can make a cell phone a more user friendly device. Similar to cell phones digitalising of cockpits and improving
the controls with digital safety features such as the autopilot and digital visualisations has made an aircraft a user friendly machine for a pilot to handle. Electronics also plays a major role in communication between aircraft's and the ground air traffic controls which help in maintaining safety. Thus electronics is the third major subject in aeronautics which is a part controls in aircraft.






Which college to choose?

Now after reading the whole article if you are wondering which college to choose and how to continue your journey in the field of aeronautics then don't worry. I have prepared a fine solution for that as well. I am providing a list of few major colleges offering aeronautical engineering as a course of study in their college. you can feel free to leave a comment for enquiring about the colleges mentioned or you can also log in to the college website from the link provided with their respective names.

India



the above are the list of best colleges i could get for a few states which are very well known for their advancement in the field of aeronautics.


get back soon on this website to get reviews on few of the Indian colleges and also to Know about the job opportunities as an aeronautical engineer.