Aviation Career Aircraft Aircraft engineers research, design,
manufacture and maintain aircraft. They work on any and every
mechanical aspect of the craft, including airframes, hydraulics
and pneumatics, engines and fuel systems and control and
communications systems. Engineers are involved in the following
stages of aircraft production and manufacture: the design of new
products such as components or entire engines; the manufacture
and assembly of aircraft parts; research into solutions for
complex engineering problems; maintenance of the finished craft
to ensure safety and operational status. Aircraft engineering
technicians , who aren’t as highly qualified or experienced as
engineers, work in teams specialising in airframes, hydraulics,
engines, fuel, pneumatics or avionics. Their skills are based in
the mechanical, electrical or electronic fields. They are
usually involved in regular servicing and repair of aircraft.
They can also be involved in the research and design stages of
components, and improvemen