BETA TECHNOLOGIES · 2 months ago
Design for Manufacturing Engineer - New Product Introduction \u007C Manufacturing Engineering
South Burlington, VT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$85K/yr - $145K/yrBETA Technologies is committed to revolutionizing electric aviation through innovation and sustainability. The Design for Manufacturing Engineer, New Product Introduction will conceptualize, develop, and implement new product designs to enhance manufacturability and quality for next-gen aircraft, collaborating closely with design engineering teams and managing projects for new technology introduction.
AerospaceAir TransportationBatteryMachinery ManufacturingManufacturing
Responsibilities
Work with the aircraft design teams to ensure all new designs are easy to manufacture, developing trade studies and fabrication plans to assist with decision making
Work with supply chain and various fabrication teams to develop the make vs buy strategy, promoting cross team communication and smooth introduction of new parts to manufacturing
Collect, review and report on production data to develop ideas and concepts for the highest impact technological advancements to pursue
Develop reports outlining the plan, cost, estimated benefit and ROI of introducing new technology, to get buy in from production, supply chain and design teams
Maintain a list of design and manufacturing improvements with a road map outlining when improvements will be implemented
Work with the tool design, production and facilities teams to develop the plan for introducing the new product or technology to the production operation
Design tools and floor plan layouts as required
Work with internal and external fabricators to see parts through manufacturing
Become an expert on the manufacturing processes used to fabricate and assemble the aircraft, in order to develop high impact improvement ideas
Have a good understanding of aircraft material systems requirements and associated tooling
Create assembly and part level drawings, technical data packages, and BOMs as required
Follow aircraft Design, Review, and Change processes
Document the first article builds, highlighting any learnings and additional improvements
Work closely with production to develop a handoff plan to ensure the introduction of the new products or technology and handoff to production is seamless
Review production data after the introduction of new technology and report on the observed benefit
Mentor team members, and coordinate agile team goals and timelines
Participate in cross-functional design reviews
Develop scalable manufacturing processes in parallel with product design
Qualification
Required
Experience with design, fabrication and testing new products or technologies
Working knowledge of a variety of materials, aluminum, steel, composites, coatings and manufacturing processes, drilling, lathe, mill, welder, bonding, abrasion, etc
Experience working with cross-functional teams (mechanical design, electrical design, software, quality, supply chain, certification, manufacturing)
Adept at interpreting and understanding engineering documentation, such as drawings and specifications. Also able to interpret and understand quality documentation and requirements
Experience with CAD design - 3DX and Delmia preferred
Great organization and communication skills. Experience managing projects involving multiple teams is considered an asset
Experience with supplier management and development for R&D tooling, parts and equipment
Capable of providing dedicated supply chain support for R&D tooling and equipment
Experience with fabrication of first article components and working with vendors (internal and external) on manufacturing methodology development
Knowledge of automated manufacturing or assembly techniques, robotics and hardware
Experience developing manufacturing processes for Aerospace applications both low cost prototype pathways and high rate precision production equipment
Preferred
Experience with CAD design - 3DX and Delmia preferred
Great organization and communication skills. Experience managing projects involving multiple teams is considered an asset
Company
BETA TECHNOLOGIES
Beta Technologies builds electric VTOL and CTOL aircraft, charging systems, and training programs focused on operational simplicity.
Founded in 2017
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.98BKey Investors
GE AerospaceState of MichiganQatar Investment Authority
2025-11-04IPO
2025-09-04Series C· $467.9M
2025-08-28Grant· $2.6M
Leadership Team
Blain Newton
Chief Information Officer
Kyle Clark
Team Member
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