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Salary: USD 130,000 - 150,000 / annual
BETA Technologies is revolutionizing electric aviation through advanced aircraft development. As an Aircraft Development Engineer on the Advanced Systems team, you will drive the cross-functional development workflow for new aircraft concepts, serving as a critical integrator across multiple engineering disciplines.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Drive the integrated workflow for aircraft concept development and technical review
- Coordinate aircraft-level trades across configuration, propulsion, systems, structures, manufacturing, operations, and test
- Maintain trade packages, decision records, and technical-review materials
- Track major assumptions, risks, interfaces, dependencies, and actions
- Mature aircraft configurations and installation concepts
- Identify cross-functional issues early and coordinate closure with responsible teams
- Communicate progress, unresolved issues, trade outcomes, and recommended actions
You will need to understand aircraft at an architecture level to support effective design and optimization of next-generation electric aircraft. This position is based onsite at South Burlington, VT or Raleigh, NC, with remote candidates considered for a hybrid arrangement requiring monthly in-person visits to South Burlington.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of aircraft, aerospace, or complex product-development experience
- Experience integrating multiple engineering disciplines on a hardware product
- Working knowledge of aircraft configuration, systems, structures, propulsion integration, manufacturing, or test
- Experience preparing and presenting trade studies, technical reviews, or decision-support materials
- Ability to structure ambiguous technical work into clear actions, decisions, and artifacts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Must be a US Person
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience supporting a new aircraft, prototype, demonstrator, or complex aerospace product
- Experience with aircraft configuration, propulsion installation, or multidisciplinary trades
- Experience in preliminary or detailed design, build, integration, ground test, or flight test
- Familiarity with requirements, interface management, verification planning, or configuration control
- Experience with external suppliers, technical partners, or government-funded aerospace programs
- Familiarity with electric aircraft, advanced propulsion, energy systems, or emerging architectures
- Experience using CAD, 3DX, MBSE, analysis, or program-management tools for integrated development
