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Salary: USD 85,000 - 115,000 / annual
BETA Technologies is revolutionizing electric aviation through advanced aircraft development. The Composites Design Engineer will develop detailed composite concepts and design definitions under senior technical direction, supporting aircraft development while building reusable methods and capability for broader Advanced Systems teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create laminate and core layouts, ply concepts, local details, joints, and producibility features with complete design documentation
- Coordinate with Senior Composites, Structures Design, Stress, Manufacturing, and NDT teams
- Produce and maintain composite layouts, ply and core definitions, detail studies, and engineering documentation
- Support the Program Director and Chief Engineer by adding product-definition capacity while preserving senior oversight of methods, allowables, and critical decisions
- Document assumptions, interfaces, decisions, risks, and verification needs in configuration-controlled engineering records
- Communicate status, unresolved issues, and recommended actions clearly in technical and program reviews
- Support hands-on hardware work in manufacturing, hangar, and test environments as needed
The role is based onsite at South Burlington, VT or Raleigh, NC offices. Remote candidates may be considered for a hybrid arrangement with monthly in-person visits to South Burlington, VT.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, materials, manufacturing engineering, or related engineering discipline; 0–3 years of relevant experience. Composite coursework, internships, research, hands-on fabrication, or substantial design projects may satisfy experience expectations.
- Working knowledge of composite materials and processes, laminate and sandwich construction, bonded and mechanically fastened joints, engineering drawings, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
- Ability to create or modify 3D CAD and product definition, incorporate manufacturing and inspection constraints, and document design assumptions.
- Familiarity with damage tolerance, environmental durability, NDT, and repair considerations at an introductory level.
- Evidence of coursework, internship, research, or project work involving composite parts, laminate/core definition, tooling, manufacturing processes, joint design, aircraft build, Formula SAE, rocketry, or similar hardware.
- Proficiency in CATIA/3DEXPERIENCE or another production CAD system (specific platform not mandatory at entry level).
- Ability to communicate technical assumptions, limitations, risks, and recommendations clearly and work effectively across disciplines.
- Must be a US Person.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience supporting new aircraft, transport-category aircraft, or other safety-critical complex products.
- Experience taking work from concept through design review, build, integration, test, or certification.
- Experience improving engineering methods, automation, data quality, or cross-functional execution.
