In order to become an aeronautical engineer, you have to get bachelor's degree in engineering, and to pursue an even more advanced career, Ii have to get a master's degree in aeronautics, and if I want to teach aeronautics in high schools, or colleges, I need to get a doctorate(Ph.d), in the aeronautical engineering field. One more important factor, is the point that the college that you are working at has to be a 4-year term, and you have to take a course and test, in engineering, so you can be a licensed aeronautical engineer. one more really important but not required part of aeronautical engineering, is innovative and individual thinking, it helps, since you get new ideas, that improve upon bigger ideas