Lead Design Engineer | Landing Gear
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We are seeking an experienced Lead Design Engineer to spearhead the design, development, and certification of landing gear systems for our revolutionary electric aircraft. This role requires deep technical expertise in landing gear engineering combined with proven leadership abilities to guide our engineering team through complex certification processes while meeting aggressive cost and timeline targets.
How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:
- Lead and provide guidance to a team of passionate and motivated engineers to design, develop, test and certify landing gear for BETA's cutting edge aircraft designs in a high paced environment. The ideal candidate will bring direct landing gear design and certification experience to the table to develop a simple yet robust landing gear solution that has a clear path to FAA certification
- Work with the FAA and BETA's Certification team to navigate technical issues in the certification and production of the landing gear system for Part 23/27 aircraft
- Conduct structural analysis, shock strut design, and system integration for electric aircraft platforms Certification & Compliance
- Collaborate with BETA's supply chain team and qualified suppliers to optimize manufacturability and cost-effectiveness
- Support manufacturing in the production of the landing gear system, taking a hands-on approach to tackling any issues found during assembly and installation
- Work with Program Management to control the cost of the design, working towards Design to Cost targets using trade studies, and maximize efficiencies of labor through proper coordination and allocation of engineering resources
- Understand how to flow down system requirements into the design of the landing gear and provide traceability for verification and validation
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in landing gear design
- Direct experience leading FAA Part 23/27 certification projects from design through certification, including DER interaction and compliance documentation
- 10 years experience with 3D CAD software, preferably Catia
- BS in mechanical engineering, MS preferred
Above and Beyond Qualifications:
- Experience in the design, development, test, and certification of landing gear for Part 23 and/or 27 aircraft
- Hydraulic systems expertise, particularly shock strut fluid dynamics and oleo-pneumatic systems
- Experience leading a cross-functional engineering team from system conceptualization to productionization
- Experience decomposing and tracing system requirements
- Experience designing and developing test equipment for qualification and acceptance testing
- Ability to effectively communicate status and issues to leadership, and find creative ways to problem-solve challenging issues
- Experience in Design to Cost development programs
- Experience with CAD, preferably Catia
- Experience with Polarion and Plex preferred
$145,000 - $170,000 a year
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.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
This role is based in Burlington, VT, and is an in-office job (not remote). Expectations are 80-90% of the time would be office work between CAD, documentation, and meetings, and up to 20% hands on in build and test of prototypes and test fixtures, and manufacturing support. Occasional travel to suppliers and test facilities.
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.
- Location:
- South Burlington
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