Design for Manufacturing Engineer - New Product Introduction | Manufacturing Engineering

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 Design for Manufacturing Engineer, New Product Introduction position is for a multi-faceted design, manufacturing and test engineer on the Manufacturing Engineering team at Beta. This person will conceptualize, develop and implement new product designs or technology to make our existing and next-gen aircraft fast and easy to manufacture with the highest quality. This person will work closely with the aircraft design engineering teams to develop concepts, review designs and ensure design for manufacturing best practices are being implemented. They will develop tooling, both internally and with external vendors.  They will research, procure and test new equipment. This person will also manage projects to introduce new products or technology to production, work across teams to develop the implementation plan and oversee the first articles of the aircraft components manufactured to ensure they meet all requirements.

• 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

• 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.

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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.

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