What are the requirements to become a jet egineer or a person who makes jets?

Question

The person with the longest list or specific answer gets the ten points

Answer 1

The ability to spell would be a start

Answer 2

What do you want to make--jet engines, or jet aircraft?

The person with most specific questions gets the best answers.

Answer 3

That depends on what you mean by "make" jets.

I'm sure you can join Boeing, Airbus, or whoever manufacture jets, and get a job working on the assembly line. That wouldn't have too steep of a requirement other than basic hand eye coordination and ability to follow proper instructions.

If you mean a person who DESIGNS jets, that's an aircraft designer, and as todays jets are very complex beasts, no single person would be in charge of one, it's almost always a committee. And you go to study aeronautics in a college.

Answer 4

Manufacturers of jet engines employ mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, chemical engineers, fluid dynamicists, metallurgists, aeronautical engineers, structural engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, accountants, managers, security guards, machinists, laborers, mechanics, assemblers, tool and die makers, foundry workers, numerical machine operators, electronics technicians, electricians, plumbers, drivers, janitors, test pilots, and many more specialties.

Each has its own education and training requirements.  If you see a job classification above that interests you, an internet search on that topic will find information for you on the background requirements and the institutions that can provide you the education and training you need or the job placement process if you don't need additional training.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I beleive what you call a jet engineer is an aeronautical engineer. Most good technology-oriented universities offer undergraduate or graduate programs in aerospace engineering.

Otherwise, a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering is a good starting point to get into aircraft design, depending on which part of the aircraft you want to design.

Aerospace engineering covers most of the systems, but some other degrees might help:

Mechanical engineering: engines, structure, interior, aerodynamics

Electrical engineering: Wiring, electrical systems

Computer science/engineering: Avionics, electronic systems

Finally, professional experience always helps. Internships during your studies are a definite plus, and look good on your curriculum when applying for jobs in the industry.

Major companies include the above mentioned Boeing and Airbus, but don`t forget there are many others? Cessna, Gulfstream, Raytheon, GE, Pratt&Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Honeywell..

Answer 6

For Boeing fill out an application, then four weeks of training (was unpaid understand it maybe paid now). High school graduates preferred.