Senior Composites Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation

• Develop composite structural concepts and detailed three-dimensional definition for skins, spars, ribs, frames, panels, control surfaces, fairings, and integrated joints
• Perform laminate, sandwich, bonded-joint, bolted-joint, stability, and preliminary strength trades to guide structural configuration and sizing
• Select material forms, processes, tooling approaches, design details, and inspection strategies consistent with production rate, quality, weight, cost, and schedule
• Define composite-metallic interfaces, environmental protection, drainage, lightning-protection integration, damage-tolerance features, and repair provisions
• Work with Stress, Structures Design, Loads, Materials and Processes, Manufacturing, Quality, NDT, Test, suppliers, and team counterparts
• Support coupon, element, subcomponent, and full-scale test planning and translate results into design improvements
• Create configuration-controlled CAD, drawings, specifications, trade studies, and design-review material

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Five or more years of composite structural design or closely related aerospace product-development experience
• Proficiency with CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE, or a comparable CAD environment
• Knowledge of prepreg, infusion, sandwich construction, bonded and bolted joints, composite failure modes, and manufacturing controls
• Experience taking composite hardware through design, analysis, build, inspection, and test support
• Must be a US Person to be considered for the role

Above and Beyond Qualifications

• Transport-aircraft wing, fuselage, empennage, control-surface, pylon, or nacelle composite experience
• Experience with composite allowables, certification building-block tests, NDT, environmental durability, lightning protection, or structural repair
• Experience supporting production introduction and supplier technical management

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This role requires extended computer and CAD work and regular work in office laboratory composite-manufacturing, hangar, and test environments. Occasional travel and use of standard personal 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 $145,000 - $165,000 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 encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.