Aviation Battery Management & Charge Control Engineer

BETA Technologies; South Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

Healthcare onsite in Vermont

Medical coverage

Dental and vision

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Lunch provided

Flight lessons

Additional perks

Job summary

BETA Technologies in South Burlington, Vermont, is hiring a Battery Management System Engineer to own the BMS and charging control for the aircraft, from system definition to prototype bring-up and field debugging.

The ideal candidate will have broad embedded software and hardware experience, hands-on lab skills, C/C++, and Python, and a passion for safe, certifiable aerospace systems. This on-site role offers growth and impact in electric aviation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in electrical engineering, computer science, embedded systems, or related fields.
• Experience with electrical fundamentals, switching power supplies, electrical isolation/insulation strategies.
• Ability to operate lab equipment including low and high-voltage power supplies, function generators, oscilloscopes, multimeters, soldering irons, etc
• Programming skills in C, C++, and Python
• Experience with software development and debugging for embedded systems
• Experience with version control systems (git, SVN, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Design battery and charge management systems with world class safety and fuel gauging capabilities
• Provide support and improvements for existing hardware and software on aircraft
• Write system level, software, and hardware requirements for certification-intent aircraft charge controller
• Lead development of new and improved software and implementation/testing on the hardware and in the aircraft
• Support debugging and testing of hardware and software in a certification environment
• Work with the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) team to provide a seamless charging experience across BETA’s platforms and with 3rd party EVSEs

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++

Python

Electrical fundamentals

Lab equipment

Soldering

Git/SVN

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related fields

Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

BETA Technologies in South Burlington, Vermont, is hiring a Battery Management System Engineer to own the BMS and charging control for the aircraft, from system definition to prototype bring-up and field debugging.

The ideal candidate will have broad embedded software and hardware experience, hands-on lab skills, C/C++, and Python, and a passion for safe, certifiable aerospace systems. This on-site role offers growth and impact in electric aviation.