A degree in Aeronautics unlocks a wide range of career opportunities within the aviation, space and automotive sectors, as well as a host of other fields that benefit from subject specific knowledge in this discipline.
Approximately 75% of our graduates will work in engineering businesses, with 25% specifically working in aerospace engineering companies. Other major employers of our graduates include Finance, Business and Management firms.
You may also consider study at postgraduate level, such as MSc, PhD and MBA courses, upon graduation.
To help you decide on your future career path, please see below for resources to help guide you on your search for an ideal career.
Aeronautics Departmental Careers Advisor:
Dr Kostas Steiros
Email: aero.careers@imperial.ac.uk
Courses and Careers
Within the Department of Aeronautics, we offer three MSc and one MRes postgraduate degrees:
- MSc Advanced Aeronautical Engineering
- MSc Advanced Computational Methods for Aeronautics, Flow Management and Fluid-Structure Interaction
- MSc Composites: The Science, Technology and Engineering application of Advanced Composites
- MRes Aerospace Science
You may also consider a Master's in another discipline such as another Engineering field or a new field such as our Business School courses. You can search for all our postgraduate courses on our Course Search webpage.
You may also progress on to a PhD - either a self-funded PhD project where you propose your own research topic or a funded PhD Studentship. You can find out more about available PhD Studentships and how to apply on our PhD webpages.
You can find more information on the destinations of our recent graduates on our Careers webpages.
