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Salary: USD 130,000 - 150,000 / annual
BETA Technologies is revolutionizing electric aviation, and this Aircraft Design Engineer role on the Advanced Systems team is central to that mission. You will develop integrated aircraft configurations and physical arrangements for new electric aircraft concepts, translating aircraft-level requirements and trade decisions into practical geometry, packaging, installations, and interfaces across structures, propulsion, systems, manufacturing, operations, and test.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop aircraft concepts, general arrangements, and integrated 3D configuration layouts
- Translate aircraft requirements and trade outcomes into practical geometry, packaging, and installations
- Coordinate physical integration across structures, propulsion, systems, equipment, manufacturing, operations, and test
- Define and maintain aircraft-level envelopes, zones, clearances, and physical interfaces
- Evaluate access, routing, maintainability, manufacturability, ground handling, and servicing constraints
- Conduct configuration and packaging trades; document assumptions, results, and recommendations
- Maintain controlled aircraft master geometry and configuration data in 3DX
- Mature selected configurations through preliminary design, prototype build, ground test, and flight test
You will need to understand the aircraft at an architecture level to balance performance, weight, manufacturability, maintainability, and certification constraints as concepts mature. This position is based onsite at the South Burlington, VT or Raleigh, NC office locations. Remote candidates may be considered for a hybrid role with monthly visits to South Burlington, VT.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of aircraft, vehicle, or complex hardware design experience
- Experience developing aircraft configurations, installations, packaging, or physical integration
- Strong 3D CAD and large-assembly experience, including spatial interfaces and configuration control
- Working knowledge of aircraft structures, propulsion and systems installations, manufacturing, and maintenance constraints
- Experience preparing multidisciplinary trade studies and design-review material
- Ability to communicate design intent through layouts, interface definitions, and technical documentation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Must be a US Person
ABOVE AND BEYOND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience supporting a clean-sheet aircraft, prototype, demonstrator, or certification program
- Experience with 3DX or CATIA for large-assembly aircraft configuration and installation design
- Experience with propulsion installation, nacelle or pylon interfaces, or complex systems packaging
- Working knowledge of aircraft sizing, mass properties, outer-mold-line development, and performance trades
- Experience with interface control, zone management, or configuration change control
- Experience supporting prototype build, ground test, or flight test
- Familiarity with electric aircraft, advanced propulsion, or emerging aircraft architectures
