This course will introduce you to the exciting world of aeronautics and aerospace – an industry working at the frontiers of advanced technology. In the latter part of the course, you will take specialist modules in aircraft aerodynamics, propulsion systems, structural analysis for aeronautical applications and flight mechanics. * Read about Student Industrial Work Placements. * This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). * Current Aerospace/Aeronautics Engineering students to build and fly a Microlight aircraft. About Mechanical Engineering at Brunel From jet aircraft to air conditioning plant, from tunnelling machines to body-scanners, from technical consultancy to financial services such as insurance, mechanical engineers deal with the design and production of the machines, systems and structures that are taken for granted in the modern world. The range and diversity of career choice is consequently tremendous. In response to this diversity, we offer a variety of parallel courses, three of which give emphasis in the latter part of the course to a particular specialism. We also offer the Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year course. The range of courses reflects several of our research interests: * energy and environmental engineering; * internal combustion engines and their fuels; * structures and materials; * fluid mechanics. Aims This course will prepare you for work with an aircraft or engine manufacturer or an airline, or to apply your specialised training to another high-technology industry.

Students who study either of the four/five-year thin/thick-sandwich courses will carry out paid work experience as part of the course. Many placements are with major vehicle and aircraft manufacturers, often in departments concerned with high performance engine development and all types of testing. Students have more than once flown as part of a test team! One car manufacturer places its students in plants in France, Germany and the US. Other placements involve software development, thermal imaging and biomedical equipment. Some students have worked with Professor Heinz Wolff on space research in Brunel's Institute for Bioengineering. Students have worked as flying instructors and SAS programmers with organisations such as: * Fly Light * GlaxoSmithKline * RPS Careers Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey These statistics relate to graduates from a number of different pathways – Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (MEng), Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics, Mechanical Engineering with Automotive Design, Motorsport Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Aviation Engineering and Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies. In 2011/12, six months after graduating: * 71.9% of graduates with a first degree were in employment * 13.5% were in full-time further study * 1.0% were combining work and study Read more about graduate destinations for this subject area The range of industries in which our graduates choose to work is vast, and includes: aviation and avionics; agricultural machinery; automotive design and manufacture; building services engineering; electronics; gas and water supply; North Sea oil production; mining and mineral processing; nuclear power; work for the water authorities; TV production; accountancy; banking; insurance; patent engineering; financial consultancy; the police; the armed forces; the railways; and the National Health Service. Graduates have gone on to work as CAD designers, mechanical engineers, graduate analysts and project engineers at companies such as: * GlaxoSmithKline * The Ministry of Defence * GE Energy * Vodafone * Ford Research Some of our graduates go directly into research, leading to the award of a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD), whilst others spend several years in industry first.