What kind of degree do you need to design the interior of jet aircraft used in commercial airlines?

I want to design the interior of aircraft, everywhere from the strategouc placment of seating, lavatories, and galleys to the passenger satisfaction of design parts... is there some kind of degree that you need to get a job doing this? What is the job called??

What kind of degree do you need to design the interior of jet aircraft used in commercial airlines?
There are two "jobs" doing this.





One, is working for the manufacturers of seats, or galleys, etc designing and developing these parts.





The other is creating what we call LOPA (Location of Passenger Amenities) drawings, which essentially tells the techs which part number seats to install, what the seat pitch is at each row, where the monuments go (galleys, lavs, etc).





Both of these jobs require an engineering degree.








*Edit*


Andy - The FAA does not make STC's, they approve them. They are created by the STC HOLDER, that would be the company that designed the part or seat, or whatever. That is the JOB that this person wants to know about.
Reply:Not sure, something in interior designing can help, I can give you a list of companies that do aircraft interiors and maybe one of them can help you.





The list:





Alberto Pinto Intl. Interior Design


Paris, France


33.01.40.13.0.0


www.albertopinto.com





Andrew Winch Designs


London, England


44.20.8392.8400


www.andrew-winch-designs.co.uk





Aviation Concepts, Inc.


Dallas, Texas


1.214.357.7899


www.aviationconcepts.net





DesignworksUSA


Newbury Park, California


1.805.499.9590


www.designworksusa.com





Design Associates


Mead, Oklahoma


1.580.931.023


www.designassociatesint.com





Donald Thompson Industrial Design, Inc.


New York, New York


1.917.733.6411





Edése Doret Industrial Design


New York, New York


1.212.928.5431


www.edesedoret.com





Felicia Knippa Designs


Ventura, California


1.805.641.2545





Giugiaro Design


Moncalieri, Italy


39.011.689.3311


www.giugiarodesign.it





Industrial Design Mahler


Hamburg, Germany


49.40.743.4662





Lancaster Design Group


Seattle, Washington


1.206.286.9202





Jon Bannenberg Limited


London, England


44.20.7352.4851


www.bannenberg.com





Leavitt and Weaver


Ceres, California


1.209.521.512


www.leavitt-weaver.com





Lindsey Designs


Austin, Texas


1.512.328.1331


www.lindsey-design.com





MacCarthy Interiors


Surrey, England


44.1737.788888


www.macinteriors.demon.co.uk





Mauricio Cabal Design


Parkland, Florida


1.954.340.1332


www.cabaldesign.com





Pierrejean Design Studio


Paris, France 33.1.45.74.03.03


www.marine-marchande.com/pierrejean.ht...





Priestman Goode


London, England


44.20.7935.6665


www.priestmangoode.com





Robert Edson Swain AIA


Seattle, Washington


1.206.784.4822


www.bobswain.com





RWR Designs


Dallas, Texas


1.214.520.6341


www.rwrdesigns.com





Stellar Aviation


Orlando, Florida


1.407.292.1623





Tim Heywood Designs Ltd


London, England


44.20.7481.8958





Wendy Ulve Design


Rolling Hills Estates, California


1.310.832.2664





Good Luck.
Reply:actually none. all you would need is a STC from the FAA in order to place whatever you designed into a plane. then you can market it to whomever. (STC= Supplemental Type Certificate). without an aerospace degree or some kind of engineering degree, good luck finding someone who'll actually buy it before it's ever actually been used.

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