Everything you need to know about a career in Aeronautical Engineering

Aeronautical engineering is concerned about designing and maintaining the different aircrafts. It is done in order to guarantee a better level of mechanical and electronic accuracy along with safety measure functions. One has to work closely with the team that handles the coordination team for aircraft maintenance, engineers and in-flight teams.

Educational qualification: One should have at least appeared for their class 10 exams and passed the same. Students who have qualified the 10+2 stage with Maths and Physics are eligible for Part A. People with an Indian Air Force background and technical personnel are also eligible for the section A. For Section B the candidates that have passed Section A are eligible. A 3 year degree with science or a 4 year engineering course, a 3 year technical diploma, a 5 year architecture, a degree in Post graduation degree in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Applications.  

Institutions: The best institutions in India that one can opt for:

• Delhi Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
• Department of Aerospace Engineering-Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• PEC - PEC University Of Technology
• School of Aeronautics
• Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Dehradun
• Institute of Aviation Technology

Necessary Skills: There is a set of mandatory skills that one needs to have in order to qualify for this segment of the industry.

• One should have a proper idea of responsibility.
• Colour vision of a person should be strong and clear.
• One should know it is a team that stays together and makes the whole function work, so being capable of proper team work is necessary.
• Speed and coordination while working is a quality that is necessary.
• Physical fitness should be on top of your list since it will not change the way you will function but also increase your progress.

Aeronautical Engineers: There are different job portals one can select from while working in this segment of the industry:

• Mechanical aeronautical engineers provide service and renovate aircraft engines, airframes etc.
• Electrical aeronautical engineers focus on maintaining the various instruments, electrical equipment, navigation tools, communication devices etc.
• Flight engineers are responsible for making inspections related to an aircrafts performance. Performance includes checking failures in system, repairing them and reporting the defects in maintenance.
• Refuelling is also one of the jobs that are covered by the flight engineers. The checking is done on ground everyday irrespective of the fact whether it is going to be used that day or not.
• Engineers have to be in track with the air crew about the different issues they have faced on air or off air and thus act on them accordingly. Maintenance of the aircraft for overhauls and general inspections is also their work.

Employment opportunities: Aeronautical Development Establishment, Civil Aviation Department, Air India, Defence Research and Development Laboratories, Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd (HAL), National Aeronautical Lab (NAL), Helicopter Corporation of India, Pawan Hans, and Indian Air Force are some of the major companies that one can have a job opportunity in.

This is a guide one can follow when they are trying to appear for the exam and further work in this field of work. It is important to follow the whole details and work thoroughly though it.