Also called: Drone Airspace Integration Engineer
Builds the "air traffic control" software that lets thousands of drones share the sky safely.
You code how drones file flight plans and avoid each other, test with real flights, and work with FAA rules. Your systems will one day keep delivery drones, air taxis and helicopters apart.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in aerospace engineering or computer science.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science.
Growing much faster than average. Growing with drone delivery.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI coding tools speed traffic software; designing safe rules for thousands of drones with the FAA stays human.
Classes: AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, Physics, Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2011.
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