Senior Structures Design Engineer – Advanced Concepts

BETA TECHNOLOGIES; South Burlington (VT); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Performance Stock Units

Health care, dental, vision

Parental leave

Lunch provided

Flight lessons

Job summary

BETA Technologies is seeking a Senior Structures Design Engineer to lead airframe development for a next-generation electric aircraft. The role is based onsite in South Burlington, VT with hybrid work options and periodic travel to Raleigh, NC.

You will design primary and secondary structures across wing, fuselage, empennage, and interfaces, ensuring manufacturability and weight targets. Responsibilities include CAD definition in CATIA/3DEXPERIENCE, preliminary sizing, and close collaboration

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in aircraft structural design principles and load paths.
• Experience with structural sizing, joints, fasteners, and GD&T.
• Ability to communicate assumptions, risks, and interfaces clearly.
• Experience taking concepts through layout, definition, build, and test support.

Responsibilities

• Develop primary and secondary aircraft structure for an advanced airframe across wing, pylon, fuselage, empennage, and control surfaces.
• Create 3D CAD definitions for structure and interfaces; manage joints and installations.
• Translate requirements and constraints into practical structural design solutions.
• Coordinate with Stress, Loads, Aerodynamics, Materials & Processes, and Manufacturing teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA

3DEXPERIENCE

Job description

At BETA Technologies, we apply our intellectual curiosity, passion for aviation, and commitment to sustainability toward a shared mission of revolutionizing electric aviation. Regardless of the position one holds, each team member brings their talent and desire to positively impact the environment and lives of others in a refreshing, vibrant, and inclusive culture.

The Senior Structures Design Engineer will develop the primary and secondary airframe structure for an advanced narrowbody aircraft from concept through preliminary design. The role joins structural architecture with practical product definition across the wing, pylon and engine interfaces, fuselage, empennage, control surfaces, and high-lift installations. This position will be based onsite at our South Burlington, VT office location, our Raleigh, NC office. Remote candidates may be considered for a hybrid role, with monthly visits to South Burlington, VT for in person work.

How You Will Contribute To Revolutionizing Electric Aviation

• Develop structural concepts, load paths, layouts, and configuration trades for metallic, composite, and hybrid airframe structure
• Create and manage three-dimensional CAD definition for primary and secondary structure, joints, attachments, interfaces, and installations
• Translate aircraft-level requirements, loads, aerodynamic geometry, systems interfaces, and manufacturing constraints into structural design requirements
• Work in parallel design lanes spanning wing primary structure; pylon and high-lift integration; and fuselage, empennage, and aircraft-level definition
• Perform preliminary sizing and hand calculations to guide geometry before detailed stress substantiation
• Design for manufacturability, assembly, inspection, maintainability, repair, weight, cost, and schedule
• Develop interface-control definition, drawings, trade studies, design-review material, and configuration-controlled product data
• Coordinate closely with Stress, Loads, Aerodynamics, Structural Dynamics, Materials and Processes, Systems, Manufacturing, and team counterparts

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of aircraft structural design or closely related aerospace product-development experience
• Demonstrated proficiency developing complex aerospace hardware in CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE, or a comparable CAD environment
• Working knowledge of aircraft load paths, structural sizing, joints, fasteners, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and configuration control
• Experience taking structural concepts through layout, detailed definition, build, and test support
• Ability to make sound design decisions with incomplete information and communicate assumptions, risks, and interfaces clearly
• Must be a US Person to be considered for the role

Above And Beyond Qualifications

• Narrowbody, transport-category, wing, pylon, nacelle, fuselage, empennage, control-surface, or high-lift structural design experience
• Experience with both composite and metallic airframe structures and supplier design packages
• Experience supporting preliminary design reviews, certification planning, structural test, or manufacturing introduction

Physical Demands And Work Environment

This role requires extended computer and CAD work and regular work in office, laboratory, manufacturing, and hangar environments. Occasional travel and use of standard person protective equipment may be required.

The wage listed here reflects our best faith estimate for this role. We pay competitively and base compensation on a variety of factors including skills, experience, industry background, and the evolving needs of the role. We remain committed to fair and equitable pay and we're happy to discuss during the interview process.

Compensation

$150,000—$180,000 USD

Build electric airplanes with us!

BETA offers a competitive Total Compensation package designed to support you now and as you grow with us. This role includes both Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full-time team members, so everyone shares in our success. You’ll have access to onsite healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision, short- and long-term disability, and paid parental leave. We also take care of the everyday details with daily lunch provided, and yes—flight lessons are part of the experience, along with a range of additional perks that make work here genuinely rewarding.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. BETA complies with all applicable federal, state and local non-discrimination laws and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind in our workplace.

Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. BETA Technologies participates in E-Verify.