Manufacturing Engineer – Electric Aviation & Lean Innovator

BETA Technologies, Inc.; Burlington, Northern (VT, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite healthcare

Daily lunch

Flight lessons

RSUs/PSUs

Job summary

BETA Technologies, Inc. is building the future of aerospace by designing, implementing, and optimizing Alia manufacturing assembly processes.

You will join a cross-functional team to deliver turnkey production solutions that emphasize safety, quality, and efficiency from design through ramped production. The role focuses on production readiness, process validation, and continuous improvement to support scalable aerospace manufacturing while traveling as needed and working in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years of professional experience in assembly and test processes.
• Strong foundation of problem-solving skills, statistical process control, design of experiments, and simulation techniques.
• Understanding of design for assembly, lean manufacturing, and capacity planning techniques.
• Product/equipment Validation experience (i.e. AQAP, PPAP).
• Exceptional project management and leadership skills.
• Strong verbal and written internal and external communication skills.
• Able to read and understand Engineering drawings (including GD&T).
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically or internationally.
• Demonstrated Lean Six Sigma experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide recommendations regarding manufacturing personnel training and equipment requirements.
• Develops initial and final production readiness plans for new designs.
• Evaluates producibility of new designs through application/implementation of various process techniques and equipment capability studies.
• Works to meet quality and productivity goals for established or planned processes.
• Ensure Manufacturing Process Instructions are understandable, on-line, up to date and ready for production.
• Works in conjunction with engineering to develop consistent and repeatable processes that can be quantified by use of statistics or other verification and validation tools.
• Analyze production data to identify processes causing inefficiencies in overall process performance.
• Lead continuous improvement implementation and productivity improvement.
• Promotes an atmosphere of excellence, high sense of urgency, high energy and exceptional communication.
• Understand certification requirements and assess and reduce certification risks in the overall process.
• Plan sufficient capacity to meet business targets for production output.

Skills

Assembly & test

Problem solving

Statistical process control

Design of experiments

Simulation techniques

Design for assembly

Lean manufacturing

Capacity planning

Leadership

Communication

GD&T

Willingness to travel

Lean Six Sigma

Tools

PLEX ERP system

Job description

BETA Technologies, Inc. is building the future of aerospace by designing, implementing, and optimizing Alia manufacturing assembly processes.

You will join a cross-functional team to deliver turnkey production solutions that emphasize safety, quality, and efficiency from design through ramped production. The role focuses on production readiness, process validation, and continuous improvement to support scalable aerospace manufacturing while traveling as needed and working in a fast-paced,