Senior Mechanical Engineer, NPI Engineering

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation

• 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

Minimum 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

Additional information

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 $125,000 - $150,000 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.