Aerospace Engineer vs Industrial 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
Industrial Engineer
$105,000 typical, a year
Most Industrial Engineers earn $92,500 to $128,900 a year.
From 181 postings that list pay
439 open jobs now
Aerospace Engineers typically earn about $39,300 more a year than Industrial 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
Industrial Engineer
- Analyze production processes to identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency.
- Conduct time studies and measure work to establish labor standards.
- Design and optimize plant layouts and material flow strategies.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and visual work instructions.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Kaizen methods.
- Create capacity models and perform simulation analyses for production planning.
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
Industrial Engineer
Asked for in both
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 3 in 10 postings
More common in Industrial Engineer postings
- Process Improvement 4 in 10 postings
- Six Sigma 3 in 10 postings
- Lean Manufacturing 3 in 10 postings
- AutoCAD 3 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 3 in 10 postings
- Project Management 3 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Excel 3 in 10 postings
- Data Analysis 2 in 10 postings
- Manufacturing & Engineering 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
Industrial Engineer
- $87,500 - $145,500/yrstated Riverside, CAAutoCADProject ManagementSix SigmaData AnalysisProcess Improvement +5
- $98k - $128k/yrstated Columbus, OH, US, 43215Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointSix SigmaSharePointAutoCAD +6
- $100k - $128k/yrstated Lancaster, TX, US, 75134Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointSharePointSix SigmaAutoCAD +6
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