AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER

    Aeronautical Engineering is one of the Engineering branches, which is a sub-part of Aerospace Engineering. Firstly, will give you a glimpse over Aerospace Engineering and its classifications. Then we can jump into the actual topic of Aeronautical Engineering.

Aerospace Engineering:
    Aerospace engineering involves designing and developing aircraft, spacecrafts and their maintenance, building, and testing of missiles, rockets, space shuttles.
Let’s list out some of the topics that include in Aerospace engineering:

• Designing of Spacecraft, aircraft, missiles, and rockets.
• Introduction to the field of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
• Fundamental Principles of jet propulsion.
• Dynamics of spacecraft and Introduction to Orbital Mechanics.

Duties Of Aerospace Engineers:

• Aerospace Engineers assemble the Aircraft, spacecraft, and their components.
• Aerospace Engineers Direct and coordinate with the design involves in manufacturing departments, and testing of aircraft and aerospace products and make a report on their condition.
• Aerospace Engineers undertake theoretical and practical research work. The research part will be handled by the special team.
• Aerospace Engineers Assess the proposals of design for the projects to determine if they give the best results Technically and Financially.
• And also Determine if proposed projects will result in safe operations that meet the defined goals.
• Producing and implementing designs and test the procedures.
• They Evaluate the designs to see that the products meet engineering principles, customer requirements, and environmental regulations.
• They test the products and perform the required modifications for the aerospace-related machines.
• An investigation team of Aerospace Engineers investigate the cause of the plane crash or some other technical issues, write reports, manuals, and documentation.
• The above listed are the well-known duties of the Aerospace Engineers, but we can’t say these are the only duties, there may be few other duties for the Aerospace Engineers respective to their department, qualification, experience, and recruiting companies.
• An Aeronautical engineer is not only eligible in the design & production works of Aircraft and Spacecraft but also in other Machines like Turbine, High-speed trains, Flying gadgets, and Turbine production & design.

Classification:
    Aerospace engineering is divided into two sub-branches:

• Astronautical Engineering
• Aeronautical Engineering

Astronautical Engineering:
    Astronautical engineers study the science and technology of spacecraft and how they perform inside and outside the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes work on spacecrafts, spacecenter, small satellites and traditional large satellites. It primarily focuses on the activities out of our earth’s atmosphere and in any special cases, it deals with both the activities that are within the earth’s atmosphere and out of earth’s atmosphere.

Aeronautical Engineering:
    Aeronautical engineering tends to focus on flight and activities within the range of atmosphere. It deals with the study of Aircraft and helicopters including their production and maintenance. It also deals with the study, design, and production of Flight-capable machinery which includes the spare parts. It is also a study of the design and operations of an Aircraft that involves practical and theoretical understanding of materials, assembling parts, testing, and maintenance of aircraft. On the other side Aerospace Engineers also provide a set of guidelines or instructions on Aircraft Operating techniques which helps in improving the lifetime and efficiency or Aircraft.

The study of Aeronautical engineering focuses on subjects like:

• Thermodynamics
• Heat Transfer
• Aircraft Structures
• Flight Mechanics
• Aircraft Stability and Control

What Does An Aeronautical Engineer Do:
    For better understanding, the work of an Aeronautical Engineer can classify into two types. One is theoretical and practical. Theoretical work involves virtual designing, maintenance guidelines, analysis, etc. where practical work involves manufacturing, investigation, maintenance and service, assembling, etc.

• Aeronautical Engineers are primarily employed in industries where their work includes design, build and manufacture Commercial and Military Aircraft, Missiles, and Spacecraft, systems for national defense, or spacecraft.
• Aeronautical Engineers also develop, design, and maintain some special technologies such as Supersonic Jets, Helicopters, Space Shuttles, satellites, rockets, and others.
• Aeronautical Engineers are also employed in the industry that Manufacturing, Analysis and Design, Research, and Development.

Skills Required:

• Professional monitoring and strong calculative skills.
• Physical Fitness.
• Leadership skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Normal Colour Vision.
• Technical and Mechanical expertise.
• Team working and communication skills.
• Ability to think creatively.
• Analytical skills.
• Time Management Skills.

How To Get Graduated In Aeronautical Engineering:

• Diploma Courses with a duration of 3 years after Class 10 or class 12 respectively

• B.E./B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering with a duration of 4 years after class 12th

• Post Graduation (M.E/M.Tech.) with a duration of 2 years after the completion of Undergraduate course in Aeronautical Engineering

• Doctoral Degree courses leading to a PhD with aduration of 2 years or a variable duration after the completion of M.E. in Aeronautical Engineering

Course	Course Duration	Eligibility
Diploma Courses	3 years	After Class 10 / Class 12
B.E. / B.Tech	4 years	After Class 12
M.E. / M.Tech	2 years	After Graduation
Ph.D. Doctoral Degree	2 years / variable	After Masters

Here are some of the Top Colleges That Offer Aeronautical Engineering Course In India:

1. Guru Gram Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Technology, Gurgaon.
2. Engineers Training Centre ( E.T.C), Thrissur.
3. Guru Gram Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Technology, Nagpur.
4. Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur.
5. Guru Nanak Engineering College, Hyderabad.
6. Flytech Aviation Academy, Secunderabad.
7. Hindustan University, Kelambakkam (Tamil Nadu).
8. Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Dehradun.
9. Hindusthan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu).
10. Indian Institute for Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology, Pune (Maharashtra).
11. Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology (HICET), Coimbatore.
12. Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology (H.I.E.T), Chennai.
13. Institute of Aeronautical and Marine Engineering, Bangalore (Karnataka).
14. Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology (B.I.E.T.), Hyderabad.
15. Jain University, Bangalore (Karnataka).
16. Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore.
17. Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.
18. M.L.R. Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
19. Jaya Engineering College, Thiruvallur.
20. M.V.J. College of Engineering, Bangalore.
21. M.N.R. College of Engineering, Hyderabad.
22. Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Ramanathapuram.
23. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal.
24. Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology (N.I.E.T.), Coimbatore.
25. Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, Thrissur.
26. Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.
27. Park College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.
28. Sai Flytech Aviation Private Limited, Bilaspur.
29. School of Aeronautics, Dwaraka (Gujarat).
30. Siddhartha Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology, Bangalore (Karnataka).
31. Sathyabama University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
32. R.V.S. (Ratnavel Subrahmaniam) College of Engineering and Technology.
33. Tagore Engineering College (T.E.C.), Chennai.
34. Vel Tech Engineering College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
35. Rajasthan Institute of Technology and Engineering Science, Kota.
36. Institute of Information Technology and Managements Aeronautical Engineering Training Academy, Pune (Maharashtra).
37. The Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore.
38. V.S.M. Institute of Aerospace Engineering and Technology, Bangalore.
39. Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology.
40. IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Mumbai.
41. Institute of Information Technology & Management’s Aeronautical Engineering Training Academy, Pune.

Following are some job profiles for Aeronautical engineers:

• Aircraft Engineers/ Assistant Aircraft Engineers:  Aircraft Engineers are involved in the application of scientific and technological principles to research, development, and design of aircraft and their components.

• Thermal Design Engineer: The job role of the thermal design systems and processes to convert generated energy from various thermal sources into chemical, mechanical or electrical energy.
• Aircraft Production Manager:  Aircraft Production Manager has to keep an eye on the production in terms of quality, pricing, market analysis.
• Aerospace Design Checker: Aerospace Design Checker’s role is to check whether the design of an aircraft and its components.
• Mechanical Design Engineer: As a designer, you might work on a new product or improve the existing ones, and use your understanding of technology, materials, and manufacturing methods to improve the design and usability of an item.

The above listed are the most popular job profiles. In addition to these we have some other job profiles:

• Mechanical Design Engineer.

• Graduate Engineer Trainees.

• Assistant Technical Officers.

• Flight systems test engineers

• Flight test engineers

• Wind tunnel engineers

Companies That Recruit Aeronautical Engineers

• India Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA).
• Aerospace Industries.
• Indian Air Force.
• Aircraft Manufacturing Industries.
• Aircraft or Airline Engineering Consultancies.
• Space Centers.
• Private Airlines.
• Aircraft Research Agencies (Governmental and Non-Governmental).
• Aircraft Accessories Manufacturers.
• Aeronautical Laboratories.
• Defence Research and Development Organisations.
• Flying Clubs.
• Aeronautical Development Establishments.

Salary Paid:
    On average an Aeronautical Engineer in India is paid about ₹605,805. Based on the company, position, work, and experience the salary is varied from 1L-30L/year.