Aerospace Career Entry and Additive Production Foundations - Roles, Pathways, and Digital Structures

This intermediate-level course is designed for individuals looking to enter modern aerospace careers. It's particularly beneficial for those interested in roles related to production, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting within the aerospace industry.

You will learn to identify major aerospace career pathways and understand the responsibilities of various roles like production and maintenance. The course also teaches you to interpret model-based and digital product definitions, and builds foundational knowledge of additive manufacturing for aerospace applications.

This course is designed to be completed in approximately 4 hours. It offers a focused learning experience to quickly equip you with essential knowledge for modern aerospace careers.

Yes, the course includes foundational knowledge of additive manufacturing, specifically as it applies to aerospace structures, tooling, and repair applications. You will explore how this technology is used in building aircraft and aerospace components.

This course prepares learners for entry into modern aerospace careers by focusing on workforce roles in production, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting. It provides foundational knowledge of digital production systems relevant to these roles.

Model-based definition (MBD) and digital product definition (DPD) are methods for communicating engineering intent digitally across design, manufacturing, and quality functions. This course explains how these digital structures define how aircraft components are built, inspected, and maintained, which is crucial for modern aerospace production.