The Role
The Lead Verification Engineer is responsible for the verification strategy of the Low Voltage Electrical System in electric aircraft, including planning and executing test plans, developing automated tests, and coordinating with various engineering teams to ensure certification compliance.
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.
The Lead Verification Engineer owns verification strategy, planning, and execution for the Low Voltage (LV) Electrical System on BETA’s electric aircraft. The LV System converts energy from high-voltage (HV) packs into 28 VDC buses powering avionics, flight controls, and auxiliary devices. The role includes hands-on test development across novel technologies and legacy aerospace devices. You will work with Systems and Design Engineering to create ARP4754A requirements-based test plans, procedures, and cases, and guide engineers and suppliers through certification-oriented verification as BETA advances toward Type Certification.
How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:
- Own LV system verification from strategy through results disposition
- Plan, author, and execute requirements-based test plans, procedures, and cases (system and component)
- Build and maintain test racks/fixtures and HIL/SIL benches; ensure proper instrumentation and calibration
- Develop automated test tools and scripts in MATLAB/Simulink, LabVIEW, or Python
- Perform traceability, coverage, and independence assessments to ARP4754A objectives
- Plan and execute DO-160G verification/qualification
- Lead test witnessing, anomaly triage, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis across HW/SW
- Coordinate with Engineering, Systems, Flight Test, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Safety, suppliers, and labs
- Prepare auditable documentation and certification deliverables; present results to internal and regulatory stakeholders
- Improve BETA’s verification processes, templates, and standards
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS in Engineering or equivalent experience in test engineering or aircraft certification/verification
- Understanding of electrical fundamentals
- Experience designing and executing automated tests and data acquisition/analysis (MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, etc.) from scratch
- Experience documenting test environments, procedures, and results with high attention to detail
- Proficiency with common test equipment: oscilloscopes, signal generators, power supplies/eLoads, DAQ, thermocouples, etc.
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Experience with ARP4754A-based verification, DO-178C or DO-254
- Experience with DO-160G environmental testing
Above and Beyond Qualifications:
- Prior work on aircraft/aircraft product certification programs
- Previous verification leadership, external lab management, and formal acceptance testing leadership
- Understanding of test environment management, calibration standards, and quality systems
- Familiarity with common serial bus protocols: CAN/CAN-FD, ARINC 429, RS-422/485, RS-232
- Familiarity with requirements management software (Polarion preferred)
- Familiarity with continuous integration tools like Git or SVN
- Familiarity with workflow management tools including or like JIRA
- Familiarity with Catia/3DX
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Onsite at BETA facilities in South Burlington (and occasionally St. Albans), Vermont; ability to travel locally between sites
- Hands-on work around HV/LV electrical systems following strict safety and LOTO procedures
- Occasional outdoor testing, night testing, or atypical schedules based on program needs
- Dog-friendly, open-office environment
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.
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.
Top Skills
3Dx
Arinc 429
Can
Catia
Git
JIRA
Labview
Matlab
Python
Rs-232
Rs-422
Rs-485
Simulink
Svn
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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.
