Project Engineer - Propulsion | Motors R&D

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.

In this role you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing product development programs within the propulsion team.  You will work with partners across the organization to gather and share critical information during product launches.  This role requires a high energy individual, strong organizational skills, knowledge of aerospace development and manufacturing processes, and the ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with various departments. In this role, you will be responsible for speaking and presenting to leadership the status of propulsion development programs and where opportunities or alternate strategies to success may exist.

The ideal candidate is self-directed and capable of providing tactical and strategic project management to support activities across electric propulsion programs. The candidate will be highly adept at collaborating with internal and external teams such as technical engineering (mechanical, electrical, and software), certification, supply chain, finance, quality, safety, and production systems, along with suppliers, contractors, external test houses, and external customers. We are looking for a person who enjoys working in complex technical environments involving multi-disciplinary activities. The ideal candidate is creative, curious, and will be able to contribute hands-on engineering leadership to deliver innovative solutions for next-generation aviation.

• Help identify weekly goals to meet the business milestones
• Coordinate and prioritize work in an extremely dynamic environment
• Collaborate with team members to ensure schedule alignment for the overall program
• Support development and certification timeline
• Drive improvements required in support of flight test program
• Balance test programs within BETA owned facilities
• Schedule outside facilities/labs as required
• Budget planning and tracking (including labor)
• Provide regular executive updates on program progress, milestones, risks, and budget status across all organizational levels
• Coordinate propulsion projects with internal and external customers
• Interface with other teams on a periodic basis
• Track propulsion deliverables to other groups
• Collect required information from other teams to facilitate propulsion team efforts
• Respond to inquiries for information or delegate as required
• Manage the engineering drawing release process for the propulsion team
• Support supply chain & planning as needed with tracking R&D parts
• R&D hardware management (from PO to inventory management)
• Coordinate engineering drawings & documents updates 
• Identify, mitigate, and develop contingency plans for program risks and blockers
• Define process and procedures to standards ways of working
• Tackle new and novel challenges to progress the overall program

• Engineering degree or equivalent
• Working knowledge of Project Management tools (MSProject, Jira, others)
• Minimum of 3 years as a project engineer or project/program manager, preferred experience in new product development, manufacturing or in an environment with a similarly intense level of quality and traceability requirements
• Familiar with Program/Project Management processes
• Strong background in problem-solving and leadership
• Proven ability to manage large and complex projects and achieve results
• Ability to remain positive and mitigate risk when course corrections are required
• Excellent organizational, time management skills, and commitment to objectives and responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to manage initiatives of a technical, financial, marketing, and general business nature
• Ability to work autonomously
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for multi-stakeholder environments
• Mental flexibility to change direction based on new information and work through unexpected roadblocks is an absolute must in our fast paced environment

• Experience working in aircraft and/or rotorcraft industry with a focus on development, design, and certification, and/or FAA 14 CFR Part 33 experience is ideal
• Experience working with development of inverters and/or motors for industrial or traction applications
• PMP certification is considered a plus
• Experience with Tier 1 Aerospace Suppliers
• Relevant experience in other regulated industry will be valued
• Google G-suite including Drive, Mail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Charts; Slack
• ERP systems
• Catia 3dx or equivalent
• Ability to identify and implement (directly or through influence) changes to processes or organization in order to maximize motor development effectiveness

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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.

Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. BETA Technologies participates in E-Verify.