Aerospace Engineer vs Controls Engineer
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Aerospace Engineer
$144,300 typical, a year
Most Aerospace Engineers earn $123,800 to $175,100 a year.
From 436 postings that list pay
828 open jobs now
Controls Engineer
$115,400 typical, a year
Most Controls Engineers earn $97,500 to $135,800 a year.
From 1,219 postings that list pay
3,261 open jobs now
Aerospace Engineers typically earn about $28,900 more a year than Controls Engineers.
What each one does
Aerospace Engineer
- Design and develop components and systems for aerospace vehicles.
- Perform engineering analyses and evaluations to inform design decisions.
- Support hardware development, testing, integration, and certification.
- Analyze and reduce flight test data to evaluate system performance.
- Create and maintain technical documentation for engineering projects.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve technical problems.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Controls Engineer
- Program and configure PLC systems to control automated equipment.
- Design electrical schematics and control panel drawings.
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Create bills of materials for control system components.
- Test and debug automation systems before and after installation.
- Lead factory and site acceptance testing of systems.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Aerospace Engineer
Asked for in both
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 4 in 10 postings
More common in Aerospace Engineer postings
- Aerospace Engineering 4 in 10 postings
- MATLAB 3 in 10 postings
- Propulsion 3 in 10 postings
- Python 3 in 10 postings
- U.S. Citizenship 3 in 10 postings
- Flight Test 2 in 10 postings
- Security Clearance 2 in 10 postings
- Launch Vehicle 2 in 10 postings
- Secret Security Clearance 2 in 10 postings
Controls Engineer
Asked for in both
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 2 in 10 postings
More common in Controls Engineer postings
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) 4 in 10 postings
- Controls Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- Electrical Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- SCADA Systems 3 in 10 postings
- PLC Programming 3 in 10 postings
- Allen-Bradley 2 in 10 postings
- Commissioning 2 in 10 postings
- Industrial Automation 2 in 10 postings
- Modbus 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Aerospace Engineer
Senior Propulsion Engineer- Components
Varda Space Industries$140,333 - $179,314/yrstated El Segundo, California, United States OnsiteGeometric Dimensioning & TolerancingPropulsionMechanical DesignAvionicsSenior Flight Dynamics Engineer I
Rocket Lab Corporation$114k - $172k/yrstated Littleton, COProject ManagementGitVersion ControlPythonMonte Carlo Simulation +3Aerospace Engineering Technician
Central Intelligence AgencyPay not stated Sacramento, CA, USAvionicsFlight TestTechnical DocumentationAirframe and Powerplant CertificationCircuits +4
Controls Engineer
- $141,300 - $172,700/yrstated Westlake, LA, US, 70669Configuration ManagementAllen-BradleyPreventive MaintenanceDriver's LicenseCommissioning +7
Machining Controls Engineer
Home - CumminsPay not stated Jamestown, NY, United States OnsiteRoot Cause AnalysisPLC ProgrammingElectrical SchematicsSCADA SystemsRobotics +10Field Control Engineer
RigzonePay not stated CairoCommissioningGas TurbineBill of MaterialsSteam TurbineProgrammable Logic Controllers (PLCs) +1
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