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Space Force SFSC · Engineering

62EXB Astronautical Engineer

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Overview

Astronautical engineers apply specialized engineering knowledge to aeronautical, computer, flight test, or mechanical projects. They manage their projects from planning through implementation in support of operations worldwide.

Minimum clearance: Top Secret

Core Skills

  • Systems engineering across the acquisition life cycle
  • Customer requirements translation into system development plans
  • New technology transition into systems and subsystems
  • Engineering coordination for verification and sustainment

Civilian Career Paths

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Aerospace Engineers

Astronautical systems engineering experience in requirements definition, development planning, verification, and sustainment transfers directly to aerospace system design and testing.

How to prepare: Build a portfolio case study using public aerospace requirements, showing a conceptual design and a verification test plan tied to those requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
  • Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment.
  • Plan or coordinate investigation and resolution of customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Python

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. DAFOCD, 30 Apr 26: DEVELOPMENTAL ENGINEER (62E) - Specialty Summary, Shredouts and Appendix A entries

    [1] 62XX utilization field intro and AFSC 62E4/62E3*/62E1* ladder over 'DEVELOPMENTAL ENGINEER (Changed 31 Oct 25)'; 1. Specialty Summary; 4. Specialty Shredouts table prints suffix rows 'A Aeronautical (DoD Occ Code: 240400)', 'B Astronautical (DoD Occ Code: 240400)', 'C Computer Systems (DoD Occ Code: 240200)', 'E Electrical/Electronic (DoD Occ Code: 240200)', 'F Flight Test (DoD Occ Code: 240400)', 'G Project (DoD Occ Code: 251200)', 'H Mechanical (DoD Occ Code: 240400)', 'I Systems/Industrial/Human Factors'; Appendix A CIP Education Matrix prints per-suffix education entries; cached text lines 10195-10245, 10288-10293, 13058-13175; PDF pp.237-239 (printed pp.275-277) and Appendix pp.304-305 (printed pp.342-343)

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    Supports: Systems engineering across the acquisition life cycle, Customer requirements translation into system development plans, New technology transition into systems and subsystems, Engineering coordination for verification and sustainment, Aerospace Engineers (O*NET 17-2011.00)

  2. O*NET: Aerospace Engineers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Open source document (opens in a new tab)

    Supports: Aerospace Engineers (O*NET 17-2011.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 62EXB

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