Aeronautical Engineers and Technicians

How to become an Avionics and Aircraft Systems Engineer

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 机载设备设计制造工程技术人员

Carries out early research, concept studies, design and testing of the equipment systems and components on aircraft, and guides their manufacture.

Main tasks

Carrying out early research, analysing requirements and studying specifications for systems and components, and leading their design, prototyping, testing, approval and compliance verification
Coordinating the design of systems and components with the aircraft and its other systems
Analysing requirements for, designing, coding, testing and verifying the application software of systems and components
Integrating systems and components, assessing their performance and guiding manufacture
Developing and testing ground test and support equipment for systems and components
Writing and applying standards for the design, testing and verification of systems and components
Trialling and applying new processes, technologies, materials and devices
Designing, integrating and commissioning parts, assemblies and modules
Giving after sales technical service for systems and components

Ways in

University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 105 universities in China Related undergraduate subject classes in the Ministry of Education catalogue (2025): Aerospace Engineering (0820); Mechanical Engineering (0802); Instrumentation (0803); Electrical Engineering (0806); Materials Science and Engineering (0804); majors such as Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation, Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology and Instruments, Electrical Engineering and Automation, Materials Forming and Control Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering. Matched to the occupation by Peernovo.
Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Aerospace Materials Precision Forming Technology (460610). Vocational major 460610 Aerospace Materials Precision Forming Technology (航空材料精密成型技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Additive Manufacturing Model Design; Additive Manufacturing Equipment Operation and Maintenance; Mechanical Engineering Drawing.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Aircraft Avionics Assembly and Testing Technology (460605). Vocational major 460605 Aircraft Avionics Assembly and Testing Technology (飞机机载设备装配调试技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向).; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Digital Aircraft Manufacturing Technology (460601). Vocational major 460601 Digital Aircraft Manufacturing Technology (飞行器数字化制造技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Aerospace Flexible Machining Line Control and Operation.

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥79,500 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥55,200 to CN¥123,700. One in ten earn less than CN¥42,000 and one in ten more than CN¥192,300.
This is the figure for the mid group Engineering and Technical Personnel, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥116,181 a year (2025), middle half CN¥77,050 to CN¥175,622.
This is the figure for the mid group Engineering and Technical Personnel, not for this job alone.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Engineering and Technical Personnel holds 2.35% of everyone employed in China; 17.1% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
48.9% are under 35, 45.1% are 35 to 54 and 6% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 35 to 39.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become an Avionics and Aircraft Systems Engineer?

Ways in include: Engineering degrees; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Aerospace Materials Precision Forming Technology (460610); Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Aircraft Avionics Assembly and Testing Technology (460605).

How much does an Avionics and Aircraft Systems Engineer earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥79,500 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Engineering and Technical Personnel. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥116,181 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of an Avionics and Aircraft Systems Engineer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026