The Role
Design and develop battery packs while ensuring safety and performance. Collaborate in testing and prototyping new designs, managing CAD models.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.
We are seeking a design engineer to join the Battery team to own subsystems and components of the high voltage system. This person will be responsible for technical problem solving, improving designs, and working with others to manufacture and certify aviation battery packs. This position requires a blend of mechanical, electrical, and thermal knowledge and a willingness to bring new technologies and materials to bring increased performance and ensure safety standards are met or exceeded.
As a Battery Design Engineer, you will work in a small team environment to design, test, and bring to production new and innovative battery packs to advance Beta’s commitments to sustainability, performance, and safety. This position offers the possibility to learn something new every day and help shape the future of aviation.
How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:
- Design and develop new battery packs and components with extreme safety and performance requirements
- Solve problems, iterate, and break things in test
- Fast paced hands-on coupon and scale testing of design concepts to develop designs
- Model in 3D CAD, create drawings, and manage bill of materials for your designs
- Bring parts and assemblies through the review and release process
- Work with suppliers to design manufacturable parts
- Do whatever job is needed to solve problems and make the team better
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or another Engineering degree from an accredited University
- Mechanical design fundamentals, assembly design, design for varieties of materials and processes
- Understanding of thermodynamics and electromechanical design
- Mastery of 3D CAD modeling software with experience in Structural analysis
- Self-starter who is well organized, disciplined, team player, communication and leadership skills required
- Ability to prototype and test design concepts and improvements hands-on
- Ability to execute battery abuse testing with a safety mindset
- Desire to learn, experiment, and make others around you better
Above and Beyond Qualifications:
- Extensive knowledge of Battery design strategies and practices
- Battery industry experience
- Battery Thermal Runaway mitigation, protection, and testing experience
- Aviation industry experience
- Design for Manufacturing experience
- Start-up company experience
- Catia 3Dx experience
- Experience with rapid prototyping
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- This position will be based on-site at Beta’s facilities in South Burlington, Vermont.
- Ability to transport yourself to various BETA locations around Burlington as needed.
- Able to work in a dog-friendly and open-office environment
- Work will occasionally be outdoors when supporting tests
Build electric airplanes with us!
We encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. BETA complies with all applicable federal, state and local non-discrimination laws and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind in our workplace.
Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. BETA Technologies participates in E-Verify.
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The Company
What We Do
BETA Technologies is creating an electric transportation ecosystem that’s safe, reliable and sustainable. A relentlessly focused team is building an extensive charging infrastructure and ALIA, the world’s most technologically advanced electric vertical aircraft (EVA).
BETA’s platform and products are strikingly simple. Prioritization of safety and a pragmatic approach to certification drive elegant redundancy, appropriate diversity of implementation and simplicity of control. ALIA’s fixed-pitch propellers and centrally located batteries make it an inherently stable aircraft that is safe to fly and easy to maneuver.
