Hourly Wage for Aircraft Design Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does an Aircraft Design Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for an Aircraft Design Engineer in the United States is $56 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $52 and $62. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Aircraft Design and Configuration Engineer

JetZero, Inc. - Long Beach , CA

As an aircraft design and configuration engineer, you will be responsible for managing aircraft configuration. Responsibilities include: * Manage aircraft configuration under digital engineering ...

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Vehicle Systems Design Engineer

EOS Aircraft Inc - Bend , OR

EOS Aircraft, Inc. is an innovative aviation company dedicated to developing a new revolutionary ... Design Engineer to lead our efforts in this exciting and challenging endeavor. Job Summary ...

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Aircraft Structural Design Engineer

SEGULA Technologies - Wichita , KS

Perform aircraft and engineering drawing investigation and coordination with affected engineering disciplines, Quality Assurance and operations manufacturing representatives. * Design Flight Test ...

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Design Aircraft Cabin Electrical Harness Routing Engineer

Infosys - Appleton , WI

Infosys is seeking a Design Engineer: Aircraft Cabin Electrical Harness Routing. This role will apply your technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle ...

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Aircraft Systems Engineer - Sustaining

Cirrus Design Corporation - Duluth , MN

Job Summary The primary focus of the Aircraft Systems Engineer is to support the development of ... Detail design and installation * Test case development, execution, and troubleshooting on both ...

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Aircraft Mechanical Engineer

Citadel Completions LLC - Lake Charles , LA

Design and analyze aircraft systems and components, typically in support aircraft interior modifications and avionics upgrades (STC projects). * Prepare engineering reports, Engineering Authorization ...

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What does an Aircraft Design Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of an Aircraft Design Engineer

Formulate, synthesize physics-based models.

February 28, 2023

Performs limited structural analysis using well defined analysis tools to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.

November 29, 2022

Supports test execution and analyzes/reports test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.

December 18, 2022

Works under general supervision.

January 22, 2023

Develops, maintains and modifies basic structural and interior payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.

March 05, 2023

Assists with development, maintenance and modification of payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.

April 16, 2023

Design new products and redesign existing products to meet customer needs and specifications.

April 16, 2023

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Aircraft Design Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Aircraft Design Engineer ranges from $52 to $62 with the average hourly pay of $56. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $52 to $63 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $57.

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