Also called: Noise and Vibration Engineer
Makes aircraft quieter, both for people on the ground and for passengers inside the cabin.
You set up microphone arrays under a test aircraft's flight path, then analyze the sound to find which part is screaming. Back at your desk you design a quieter engine nozzle or a cabin panel that soaks up hum.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in mechanical or aerospace engineering; a master's in acoustics helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Part of BLS aerospace engineers category.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps predict noise; flyover tests, lab measurement and quieter designs stay human.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus, Music, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2011.
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