Aircraft Systems Engineer

BETA Technologies•South Burlington, VT

8h•$120,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

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. BETA Technologies is seeking an Aircraft Systems Engineer to lead the definition, execution, and documentation of verification activities for our aircraft-level systems requirements. This role sits at the intersection of systems engineering, flight test, and verification, focused on ensuring aircraft-level requirements are properly tested, traceable, and ready for certification submittals. The ideal candidate has a BS in a relevant engineering discipline and is an experienced systems engineer who understands the critical importance of clear and unambiguous requirement sets. 5+ years of experience on Part 23, 25 or 27 aircraft or rotorcraft programs and demonstrated experience with Application Lifecycle Management software tools is preferred. The individual should have an in-depth understanding of SAE ARP 4754A and ARP 4761. The candidate should be comfortable working with a team of certification engineers, DERs, systems engineers, flight test pilots and other design engineers and be able to provide critical design feedback as it relates to safety and requirements verification. The candidate should expect to contribute as a team member to establish, manage and ensure compliance to customer, regulatory, aircraft-level requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field)
In-depth knowledge of SAE ARP 4754A and ARP 4761
Experience with requirements-based testing, regression testing, and traceability audits
Proficiency with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software tools such as Polarion
Comfortable working with verification tooling such as Polarion, JIRA, and Confluence
Physical onsite presence required

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience on Part 23, 25 or 27 aircraft or rotorcraft programs
Demonstrated experience with Application Lifecycle Management software tools
Flight Test experience and familiarity with aircraft certification flight test
Background in aerospace verification & validation with prior work in a certifying environment

Responsibilities

Author, maintain, and own the verification plan for aircraft-level system requirements, ensuring traceability and coverage assessments meet ARP4754A/4761 objectives
Work hands-on with the Certification Flight Test Team to review Certification Flight Test Plans for compliance and coverage, suggesting modifications and new procedures to address verification gaps
Coordinate with Systems Teams to review lower-level verification coverage of aircraft requirements and ensure aircraft requirements have been fully verified.
Support the establishment and verification of the minimum aircraft requirement set for TIA Safety of Flight Test activities
Develop detailed test procedures to verify aircraft-level requirements through testing
Develop verification approaches for requirements to be verified by other means (e.g., Analysis, Design Review, Coverage Analysis, Inspection, Simulation)
Identify test environment needs and work with the Test Engineering to establish requirements and verify implementation meets the needs for comprehensive aircraft verification
Perform traceability analysis and coverage assessments to meet regulatory objectives
Plan and manage the aircraft-level verification test schedule, coordinating dependencies across flight test, ground test, and lab environments to ensure timely completion of certification evidence
Lead or support Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) to confirm test articles, instrumentation, procedures, safety considerations, and success criteria are in place prior to test execution
Track verification activity status and manage closure of test points, escalating schedule risks and verification gaps to program leadership
Author or oversee the generation of aircraft-level verification reports, ensuring results are clearly documented against pass/fail criteria and traceable to the requirements being verified
Coordinate with internal engineering teams, DERs, and FAA