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Salary: USD 105,000 - 135,000 / annual
BETA Technologies is revolutionizing electric aviation through advanced aircraft design and sustainable propulsion. We are seeking a Structural Dynamics Engineer to develop and apply structural dynamic models and analyses for an advanced narrowbody aircraft.
You will support airframe and propulsion-integration design through modal, vibration, forced-response, aeroelastic, and test-correlation work. This is a hands-on technical role that bridges analysis, testing, and cross-functional engineering collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain mass- and stiffness-representative finite element models for structural dynamics and aeroelastic applications
- Perform modal, harmonic, random-vibration, transient, and base-input analyses for aircraft structures and installed equipment
- Evaluate wing, pylon, propulsion, control-surface, and aircraft-system dynamic response and identify governing sensitivities
- Convert analysis results into clear structural, mass-property, damping, isolation, instrumentation, and interface requirements
- Support ground vibration, component vibration, and structural coupling test planning and model correlation
- Work collaboratively with Loads, Aeroelasticity, Flight Controls, Propulsion, Stress, Design, Test, and Manufacturing teams
- Document methods, assumptions, uncertainty, results, and design recommendations for technical reviews
The role is based onsite at South Burlington, VT or Raleigh, NC. Remote candidates may be considered for a hybrid arrangement with monthly in-person visits to South Burlington, VT. The position requires extended computer work and regular access to office, laboratory, hangar, and test environments. Occasional travel and use of standard personal protective equipment may be required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- Three or more years of structural dynamics, vibration, aeroelasticity, finite element analysis, or related test experience
- Strong fundamentals in modal analysis, structural dynamics, and finite element methods
- Experience with NASTRAN, FEMAP, MATLAB, Python, or comparable engineering tools
- Ability to communicate technical results and work effectively across engineering disciplines
- Must be a US Person
Desired Qualifications:
- Aircraft wing, pylon, propulsion-installation, control-surface, flutter, or forced-response experience
- Experience supporting ground vibration or component vibration testing and model correlation
- Knowledge of aircraft certification considerations for structural dynamics or aeroelasticity
