Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace Engineers

In the new Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace Engineers course, students design, build, and test an electric rocket engine turbopump, preparing them for a career at the forefront of the aerospace industry. In just 13 weeks, students design, build, and test a laboratory-scale electric turbopump, the type of pump used in liquid rocket propulsion systems to deliver fuel and oxidizer to the combustion chamber under high pressure.

“Sometimes it’s assumed that students will get hands-on experience through their extracurriculars, but they may not. Students in this class gain that experience through exposure to cutting-edge design and manufacturing tools, like metal 3D printing,” says course creator and Prof. Zachary Cordero. “They don’t just learn how to solve a problem set — they learn how to be an engineer.”

From MIT News: https://news.mit.edu/2025/preparing-career-forefront-aerospace-industry-0328

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