Mechanical Design Engineer

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 Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for driving the development of innovative tooling, equipment, and processes for the manufacture of our eVTOL and eCTOL products.   You will be expected to leverage your past industry experience and supplement with new knowledge gained through research and experimentation as you design, build, and validate tooling and equipment for our manufacturing processes.    You will have CAD modeling and structural, thermal, and CFD analysis tools at your disposal to help you ensure that your designs are meeting or exceeding all design, safety, and regulatory requirements.   You will be challenged every day and probably have a lot of fun.   How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:

• Design tools, jigs, fixtures and machines to support manufacturing processes
• Develop solutions for efficiency, rate, quality, ergonomics, safety, or other target areas of improvement
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes to enable optimization with improved tooling/equipment
• Work with the product design team to improve the design of parts and assemblies for manufacturability - datums, handling features, requirements, etc.
• Lead process ideation, creation and development efforts
• Support commissioning and validation of tooling and equipment
• Prototype and test tooling concepts
• Fabricate and modify parts as needed, including tasks such as machining and welding
• Develop maintenance and troubleshooting documentation including qualification and calibration procedures
• Stay up to date on the art of what's possible in the industry. Be on the forefront of manufacturing R&D

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or other Engineering degree with strong Mechanical Design focus from an accredited University
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in mechanical design
• Mastery of 3D CAD software (Solidworks or Catia preferred) with experience in Structural, Thermal and/or Fluid FEA
• Mastery of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, experience with ASME Y-14.5 preferred
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment
• Self-starter who is a well-organized, disciplined, team player. Communication and leadership skills required