NPI Mechanical Engineer – Electric Aviation Prototyping

BETA Technologies, Inc.; Burlington (VT); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight lessons

RSUs/PSUs

Onsite healthcare

Daily lunch

Paid parental leave

Job summary

BETA Technologies is seeking a mechanical engineer to join the New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineering team in Vermont. You will lead the development of new manufacturing processes from concept to low-rate initial production, understanding aircraft system requirements to enable scalable, cost-effective manufacturing.

The role emphasizes deep experience in multiple manufacturing technologies, collaboration across disciplines, and delivering rapid, iterative prototypes while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or another engineering field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or high-rate production.
• Strong background in new product introduction (NPI).
• Experience in scaling production, integrating new products, and driving cost reduction.
• Knowledge of automation and advanced production technologies.
• Experience with GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and metrology tools for precision manufacturing.
• Data-driven decision maker, using analytics to guide process improvements.
• Ability to work hard to meet our ambitious goals and tight deadlines.
• Ability to remain self-motivated after repeated failures until the project achieves success.

Responsibilities

• Become intimately familiar with the materials and manufacturing processes currently used to fabricate and assemble the aircraft to promote concept generation for new materials and/or processes.
• Lead the mechanical design for new development projects from conception through technology readiness level 7.
• Lead the fabrication of proof-of-concept prototypes and associated test equipment and/or fixtures to enable rapidly iterative test campaigns.
• Collaborate with the design and manufacturing teams to conceptualize new materials and/or processes aimed at cost reduction, performance improvement, and/or manufacturing scalability.
• Collaborate with supply chain and manufacturing teams to define the make versus buy and transfer of ownership strategies for new candidate materials and/or processes.
• Collaborate with the systems and certification teams to ensure certifiability of new technologies.
• Design or select manufacturing process equipment in coordination with design, manufacturing, and production teams.
• Iteratively design, build, and test prototypes in parallel with product design.
• Support manufacturing and production teams after transition of ownership for newly developed technologies.

Skills

NPI experience

Automation technologies

Metrology & GD&T

Data-driven decision making

Cost reduction mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Automation technologies

Job description

BETA Technologies is seeking a mechanical engineer to join the New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineering team in Vermont. You will lead the development of new manufacturing processes from concept to low-rate initial production, understanding aircraft system requirements to enable scalable, cost-effective manufacturing.

The role emphasizes deep experience in multiple manufacturing technologies, collaboration across disciplines, and delivering rapid, iterative prototypes while ensuring