“A few mega-trends are shaping the future of Vietnam. The country’s population is rapidly aging and global trade is declining. Environmental degradation, climate change, and the rise of automation are growing.” the World Bank reported on 23 April 2023. As Vietnam continues to grow in terms of automation, the manufacturing sector will attract more investments into the economy. The CIA.gov, in 2021, reported that the Manufacturing (under the Industry sector) made up around 33% of Vietnam’s GDP. Advanced technologies under the framework of Industry 4.0 has improved the competitive of Vietnam’s manufacturing sector, the up and coming challenge is to attract investment to increase the Research and Development GDP. The Royal Society, an U.K. based scientific academy, reported that Vietnam’s Research and Development expenditure in terms of percentage of GDP in 2010 for Asia as China 3.1%, Singapore 2.9%, South Korea 5% and Vietnam 0.4%. There is a need to increase the expenditure on Research and Development, and more critically, education and training of competence Research and Development STEM practitioners to attract investments for establishment of regional Research, Design and Development centers into Vietnam. The Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Vu Duc Dan has signed and issued a strategy for science, technology and information development until 2030, which will see an increase of investment into Research and Development to 2%. In addition, the strategy also aims to develop research institutes, universities and other science and technology organizations into major research subjects (Vietnam+, 2022). This paper discusses an integrated methodology to elevate the current engineering graduates’ research, design and development competence level. The discussion will commence with the current issues in Vietnam’s engineering education in aviation and avionics, and then identify the gap(s) to achieving and producing competence STEM specialists competence to attract Research and Development investments in the sector, as well as suggesting methods using education technology and solutions to close the gap(s).