Aerospace Engineer vs Manufacturing 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
Manufacturing Engineer
$109,600 typical, a year
Most Manufacturing Engineers earn $92,500 to $131,400 a year.
From 3,341 postings that list pay
6,986 open jobs now
Aerospace Engineers typically earn about $34,700 more a year than Manufacturing 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
Manufacturing Engineer
- Develop and maintain manufacturing processes and documentation.
- Troubleshoot issues with equipment and production processes.
- Implement improvements to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
- Lead problem-solving activities to find root causes.
- Support the introduction of new products into production.
- Create and update work instructions for production teams.
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
Manufacturing Engineer
Asked for in both
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 4 in 10 postings
More common in Manufacturing Engineer postings
- Manufacturing & Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- Process Improvement 3 in 10 postings
- Root Cause Analysis 3 in 10 postings
- Six Sigma 3 in 10 postings
- Lean Manufacturing 2 in 10 postings
- Tooling 2 in 10 postings
- Process Engineering 2 in 10 postings
- Manufacturing 2 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 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
Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer 2
Home - POWEREXPay not stated Hillsboro, ORGMPCreoSolidWorksRoot Cause AnalysisRisk Management +9Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Adient plcPay not stated Plymouth, MIProject ManagementErgonomicsPlant LayoutEngineering AnalysisLabor Requirements Analysis +3Manufacturing Process Engineer
Keurig Dr PepperPay not stated Knoxville, USSix SigmaRoot Cause AnalysisSCADA SystemsAllen-BradleyPreventive Maintenance +15
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