Aircraft Design Engineer – Advanced Concepts

About the role

Join BETA Technologies as an Aircraft Design Engineer on the Advanced Systems team, where you will shape integrated aircraft configurations for next‑generation electric aircraft. You will translate high‑level requirements into practical geometry, packaging, and interfaces while balancing performance, weight, and certification constraints.

Key responsibilities

• Develop aircraft concepts, general arrangements, and 3D configuration layouts.
• Translate requirements and trade outcomes into practical geometry, packaging, and installations.
• Coordinate physical integration across structures, propulsion, systems, manufacturing, operations, and test.
• Define and maintain aircraft‑level envelopes, zones, clearances, and interfaces.
• Conduct configuration and packaging trades, documenting assumptions and recommendations.
• Maintain controlled aircraft master geometry and configuration data in 3DX.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of aircraft, vehicle, or complex hardware design experience.
• Experience developing aircraft configurations, installations, packaging, or physical integration.
• Strong 3D CAD and large‑assembly experience with spatial interfaces and configuration control.
• Working knowledge of aircraft structures, propulsion and systems installations, manufacturing and maintenance constraints.
• Ability to communicate design intent through layouts, interface definitions, and technical documentation.

Required skills

• 3D CAD (large‑assembly)
• 3DX
• CATIA
• Aircraft structures knowledge
• Propulsion installation expertise
• Systems integration and packaging
• Manufacturing and maintenance constraint analysis
• Multidisciplinary trade study preparation

What we offer

• Competitive salary $130,000–$150,000 USD per year.
• Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
• On‑site healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability, paid parental leave.
• Daily lunch, flight lessons, and other employee perks.