Advanced Aircraft Concepts Design Engineer (Electric)

BETA Technologies, Inc.; Burlington, Northern (VT, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite healthcare

Flight lessons

Stock-based compensation

Daily lunch

Job summary

BETA Technologies is seeking an Aircraft Design Engineer for the Advanced Systems team to develop integrated aircraft configurations and packaging. You will translate requirements into practical geometry and interfaces, coordinating across structures, propulsion, and systems, including manufacturing and test.

The role requires 5+ years of design experience, strong 3D CAD skills, and the ability to communicate design intent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a 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 to be considered for the role.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

5+ years experience

3D CAD

large-assembly

interfaces

structural knowledge

propulsion knowledge

multidisciplinary trade studies

technical documentation

communication skills

US Person

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3DX

CATIA

Job description

BETA Technologies is seeking an Aircraft Design Engineer for the Advanced Systems team to develop integrated aircraft configurations and packaging. You will translate requirements into practical geometry and interfaces, coordinating across structures, propulsion, and systems, including manufacturing and test.

The role requires 5+ years of design experience, strong 3D CAD skills, and the ability to communicate design intent.