Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace engineers design primarily aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles. Aerospace engineers are employed in industries whose workers design or build aircraft, missiles, systems for national defense, or spacecraft. Aerospace engineers are employed primarily in manufacturing, analysis and design, research and development, and the federal government.

Sample Companies that have Hired WPI Aerospace Engineering Graduates

Amazon Robotics
Aurora Flight Sciences
BAE Systems
Belcan Corporation
Berkshire Theater Group
Ensign Bickford Aerospace and Defense
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky Aircraft
LTA Research & Exploration
NASA
Naval Air Systems Command
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Raytheon Company
Solar Turbines
UTC Pratt & Whitney
WPI

Sample Graduate Schools

Florida Institute of Technology
University of California-LA
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Average Starting Salary:
$69,450 (2020)
Learn more about Aerospace Engineering at WPI.
Sample Job Titles:
Software Engineer I
Industrial Engineering Specialist
Instructor
Robotics Software Engineer
Actuarial Analyst
Project Engineer
Technical Analyst
Research Engineer III
Senior Advisory Solutions Architect
Quality Control Engineer