Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (Hons) University of Liverpool

Overview

Aerospace engineers design, analyse, build, test and maintain vehicles, their sub-assemblies and components as well as their associated systems that fly. Flight is not limited to simply within the Earth’s atmosphere, and can also be outside of it.

Key Features

• As well as the flight training, pilot studies students also have access to and use of the students pilots lab and can join the Flight Simulation Group (FSG). Study the Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (Hons) B.Eng programme and by the end of your time at University of Liverpool , you will be able to show that you can now design, build, test and fly an aircraft.
• As an aerospace engineering student, you will experience a wide variety of topics and modes of study, whether it be conducting research, analysing reports or designing and building an aircraft. You will have have the opportunity to study a wide range of topics during your time at Liverpool such as; aerodynamics, aerostructures, flight dynamics and control, propulsion systems, avionics, aerospace materials and aircraft design.

Career opportunities:

As a graduate of aerospace engineering, you will be equipped with the skills to work in the development and maintenance of aircraft, satellites, and space vehicles.

Typical types of work our graduates have gone on include:

• Airline operators
• Armed forces,

• Government research agencies like the Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Recent employers of our graduates are from the following industries and companies:

• Engineering and Infrastructure: ABB Ltd, Bentley, Metronet Rail, Rolls Royce;
• Utilities: United Utilities;
• Defence and Military: BAE Systems, British Army, RAF (Royal Air Force), Royal Navy;
• Aviation: British Airways;
• Government organisations: National Nuclear Laboratory (Government-owned).