An Aeronautical Engineer designs, analyses, tests, and supports the manufacture and maintenance of aircraft and associated systems. You will be a core component in the creation of military and government aircraft. Working across fixed‑wing and rotary platforms, you’ll help ensure aircraft are safe, efficient, airworthy, and able to perform as intended through their service life.
Day‑to‑day, you might build models and simulations, run structural calculations, and analyse aerodynamic performance to validate design choices. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across structures, propulsion, flight physics, avionics, manufacturing, and maintenance to turn concepts into certifiable designs. Depending on your specialism, you may focus on aerodynamics, materials and structures, propulsion, flight test, systems integration, or continuous airworthiness and modifications.
Your work could include developing Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models and drawings, running Finite Element Analysis/ Computational Fluid Dynamics (FEA/CFD) analyses, writing test plans, analysing test data, and authoring documentation that supports certification and safety cases. This role suits people who enjoy using data and engineering principles to solve complex problems, and who can comfortably communicate with a variety of teams and stakeholders.
