Electrical Engineer, Airborne Hardware

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 Electrical Engineer will work as part of the team developing BETA’s electric aircraft and supporting systems. As an Electrical Engineer, you will help design and develop electronic systems used for flight controls, motor control and battery management. In this role, you will work as part of an integrated team helping to develop and certify electronic components for BETA’s electric aircraft.

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:

• Design and Develop electronics used in electric aviation

• Capture schematics to support circuit functions

• Design filters to meet the EMI/EMC requirements of DO-160G

• Analyze electronic hardware including input power and input signal filters

• Design digital circuits using ICs, ADCs, microprocessors, buffers, memory devices and serial databus transceivers (CAN, RS422, ARINC-429)

• Design and test inverter motor control circuits

• Analyze analog signal input conditioning circuits using LTSpice

• Compute power budgets and perform thermal analyses

• Use standard lab probing and troubleshooting test equipment

• Build and test prototype hardware

• Develop electronic test fixtures (bed-of nails) and write hardware test procedures

• Review PCB layouts and coordinate with contract manufacturers

• Research electronic parts and work with sourcing

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

• 5+ years of experience in electronics design and schematic capture using Altium or equivalent

• Experience with electrical simulation tools

Above and Beyond Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience with rapid prototyping tools using KiCad, PCB123 or Altium

• Experience designing power supplies topologies and analyzing performance

• Experience with zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) topology

• Experience with electric field simulation for analysis of electromagnetic and electromechanical devices using ANSYS Maxwell, or equivalent software

• Experienced in PCB layout and knowledgeable about assembly standards

• Experience working within GIT version control or other configuration management practices

• Experience with microcontroller device configuration and utilization

• Experience with requirements-based design

• Ability to evaluate transfer functions for gain, phase margin and stability

• Pilot’s license or an interest in aviation

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.

Compensation

$95,000—$160,000 USD

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.