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BETA Technologies

Flight Test (FT) Bill of Material (BOM) Management Engineer | Configuration Mana

BETA Technologies, South Burlington, Vermont, us, 05403

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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 Flight Test (FT) Bill of Material (BOM) Management Engineer is responsible for leading the configuration and maintenance of aircraft Bills of Materials (BOMs) across the flight test fleet. This includes:

Experimental, company-owned aircraft

Aircraft configured for company flight testing or FAA certification efforts

Design changes that may impact future customer-delivered configurations

This role is crucial to the process of obtaining and maintaining FAA certification to produce, supply, and operate aircraft.

The FT BOM Management Engineer work cross-functionally with Certification Engineers, Systems Engineers, Design Engineers, Flight Test Engineers, and Supply Chain to manage BOM changes and maintain alignment between the PLM, ERP, and as-maintained data.

This role will be responsible for ensuring BOM accuracy and auditability, managing changes in accordance with internal procedures, and enabling efficient downstream processes.

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation

Analyze all product design changes and FT issued changes and provide detailed overall hardware, software and test asset impacts for all flight test assets. Coordinate, track, and status the review and approval of design and flight test changes to aircraft configurations

Will have intimate knowledge of flight test asset configurations and will have the ability to advise as to the changes necessary to update bills of material for all flight test assets in all affected databases

Will have the ability to author and maintain procedures related to flight test BOM management, flight test instrumentation configurations, flight test asset configurations to support company and FAA flight test schedules

Will have knowledge of change management and product structure management within a product lifecycle management (PLM) tool, preferably 3DXperience as well as Beta’s Configuration Management service

Will have knowledge in the application of changes to the product structure including applying product (aircraft or motor) effectivity to end item units

Will have knowledge of configuration and change management principles for hardware and software to maintain correct configuration effectivity in a certification/regulatory environment.

Will have knowledge of developing training and providing detailed instructions to assist others with flight test BOM management

Minimum Qualifications

Deep knowledge of configuration management processes, familiarity with SAE-649

5+ years of experience in aerospace or other regulated design and manufacturing industry

BS in a relevant engineering or quality discipline or equivalent education and experience

Production Lifecycle and Enterprise Resource Planning software (3Dx, Teamcenter, Plex, SAP)

Requirements, Test, and Change Management software (DOORS, Polarion, JIRA)

Proficient with 3D CAD Software (Catia/Enovia preferred)

Strong skills in MS Excel for analyzing and comparing product structures

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with internal and external customers

High energy, self-motivated, organized, and detail oriented

Above and Beyond Qualifications

Familiarity with 3D digital thread and/or model-based definition (MBD) environments

Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making abilities

Growth mindset with the ability to think on your feet, suggest solutions, adjust priorities and move forward

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Aircraft flight test environment working closely with flight test mechanics, pilots and other flight test personnel.

Significant onsite work at Beta Technologies locations in Burlington, VT

$100,000 - $125,000 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.

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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