Aerospace Engineering

Overview

Aerospace engineers from Embry-Riddle are advancing atmospheric and space flight by designing military and civilian aircraft, space probes, UAVs, rotorcraft, satellites, and space rovers. The Aerospace Engineering degree program offers broad exposure to engineering fundamentals and prepares students to enter a wide range of engineering positions in industry or government or graduate study and research.

Program requirements concentrate on scientific theory applied to engineering. Through class work and lab experience, learn to design, analyze and test aerospace systems. Perform experiments in wind tunnels to measure flow conditions and investigate aerodynamic phenomena. In the materials lab, study metals and composites used in modern aircraft construction. In upper-level courses, students work as part of a team, creating and defending the conceptual design of an aircraft or spacecraft in an environment that mirrors the real-world industry and develops presentation and communication skills.

Advantages

• Among the best and most respected aerospace engineering programs in the nation, U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges ranks the Prescott Campus Aerospace Engineering program in the top three for Aerospace, Aeronautical, Astronautical Engineering Programs (at schools whose highest degree is a master's).
• Work in a state-of-the-art learning environment including facilities such as AXFAB, the Aerospace Experimentation and Fabrication Building, the wind tunnel facility, thermal/fluids and propulsion labs, and rapid prototyping lab.
• High contact with faculty and small classes.
• Opportunities to participate in co-ops and internships in the industry.

Requirements

Careers

Our graduates are sought by such prestigious employers as:

• The Boeing Company
• Eclipse International
• GE Aircraft Engines
• Honeywell
• Lockheed-Martin
• Motorola
• NASA
• NAVAIR
• United Space Alliance

Faculty