Industrial Design Model Maker - Prototyping & Mockups

BETA Technologies, Inc.; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Flight lessons

Daily lunch provided

Parental leave

Job summary

BETA Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Industrial Design Model Maker to design and build full-scale and subscale mockups using production data and provided designs.

The role blends desk design with hands-on shop work on-site in Burlington, VT, focusing on usability and aesthetics with attention to detail. You will collaborate with engineering to translate designs, support early testing, and maintain parts and schedules for projects, all while growing your skills in new tools and processes in a

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and willingness to learn new programs.
• Fabrication skills in wood, metal, and 3D printing.
• Ability to translate existing designs into physical assets, models, and prototypes.
• Focus on usability and human-centered design for consumer products.
• Strong communication, attention to detail, organization, and problem solving.
• Foundational understanding of how things go together.

Responsibilities

• Design and build full-scale and subscale mockups of BETA products for evaluation, simulation, trade shows, and customers.
• Support CAD translation between platforms to enable design around current data.
• Support high speed, pre-production build projects to enable early testing and expose issues.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to bring prototypes, mockups, and products to reality.
• Organize and maintain schedules, task lists, and parts lists for projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Usability-focused design

Strong communication

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

Autodesk Alias

Autodesk Fusion 360

3DExperience/CATIA

SolidWorks

Job description

BETA Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Industrial Design Model Maker to design and build full-scale and subscale mockups using production data and provided designs.

The role blends desk design with hands-on shop work on-site in Burlington, VT, focusing on usability and aesthetics with attention to detail. You will collaborate with engineering to translate designs, support early testing, and maintain parts and schedules for projects, all while growing your skills in new tools and processes in a