Configuration & Release Engineer - Configuration Management

BETA Technologies•South Burlington, VT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Configuration and Release Engineer coordinates, releases, and implements engineering changes to aircraft, motor, and subsystem configurations for experimental, production, and in-service products. The role drives Change Requests (CRs), Change Orders (COs), and Change Actions (CAs) from assessment through release and closure, ensuring changes have defined, resourced, and scheduled implementation plans and are incorporated into applicable configuration baselines. This work supports FAA certification and continued operational safety. As part of the Configuration and Lifecycle Management (CaLM) team, this role works across Design Engineering, Certification, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Flight Test. It maintains accurate, auditable configuration records across PLM, ERP, and as-maintained databases so that aircraft and motor configurations used in test, production, and service remain controlled, reviewable, and certifiable. The position is focused on configuration management rather than design engineering or document administration. The role is based in an aircraft production environment and involves significant onsite work at BETA Technologies locations in Montreal, QC, and Burlington, VT. Compensation is $115,000–$135,000 USD. The position includes Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for full-time team members, onsite healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, daily lunch, flight lessons, and additional perks.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in configuration management, engineering change management, or a related technical discipline in aerospace or another regulated design and manufacturing industry.
Bachelor of Science in a relevant engineering or quality discipline, or equivalent education and experience.
Deep knowledge of configuration-management processes and familiarity with EIA-649 and engineering change-management principles.
Demonstrated experience processing engineering changes from request through implementation and closure, including change requests, change orders, implementation plans, effectivity, and configuration traceability.
Hands-on experience executing change and release activities in a PLM system such as 3DEXPERIENCE/ENOVIA, Teamcenter, Windchill, or equivalent, and working knowledge of ERP systems such as Plex, SAP, or equivalent.
Knowledge of configuration and change-management principles for hardware and software in a certification or regulatory environment.
Strong MS Excel skills 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with change management and product structure management in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Experience supporting FAA certification, conformity, or AS9100 production environments.
Experience supporting Change Control Boards or Change Review Boards.
Experience with deviations, nonconformances, or retrofit and modification programs.
Experience supporting changes across development, production, and in-service environments.
Experience authoring or revising controlled procedures and work instructions within a quality management system.
Previous project or program management experience.
Familiarity with 3D digital thread and/or model-based definition (MBD) environments.

Responsibilities

Process and drive Change Requests, Change Orders, and Change Actions through assessment, review, approval, release, implementation, and closure in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Evaluate change packages for completeness and identify missing technical, manufacturing, quality, effectivity, or traceability inputs before release.
Coordinate cross-functional impact assessments for hardware and software changes and obtain input from affected engineering and functional disciplines.
Develop and manage implementation plans that are defined, resourced, and scheduled to meet company and program milestones.
Identify retrofit activity for flight-test, in-production, and in-service aircraft and motors, and track it to completion.
Apply aircraft or motor effectivity to end-item units and maintain configuration baselines for test, production, and operational use.
Prepare change packages for the Change Review Board, document decisions, and drive actions to closure.
Advise engineering, manufacturing, and certification stakeholders on design-change impacts to safe flight, required maintenance actions, and return to service.
Ensure released change records, product structures, and associated documentation have required reviews, approvals, revision control, and traceability.
Maintain accurate and auditable configuration records across PLM, ERP, and as-maintained configuration systems.
Author and maintain change-management and change-implementation procedures and work instructions, and train change-process participants.