Electric Aircraft Development Engineer – Hybrid Role

BETA Technologies; South Burlington (VT); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight lessons

Daily lunch provided

Onsite healthcare in Vermont

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Job summary

BETA Technologies is developing next-generation electric aircraft at multiple sites in Vermont and North Carolina. As an Aircraft Development Engineer on the Advanced Systems team, you will drive cross-functional workflows, manage trades across configuration, propulsion, and systems, and build engineering artifacts to support program decisions.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to mature configurations, track risks, and deliver clear actionables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering.
• 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.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Systems engineering

Hardware integration

Technical trade studies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD

3DX

MBSE

Analysis tools

Program management tools

Job description

BETA Technologies is developing next-generation electric aircraft at multiple sites in Vermont and North Carolina. As an Aircraft Development Engineer on the Advanced Systems team, you will drive cross-functional workflows, manage trades across configuration, propulsion, and systems, and build engineering artifacts to support program decisions.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to mature configurations, track risks, and deliver clear actionables.