Configuration & Release Engineer - Configuration Management
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 at BETA Technologies. The role drives Change Requests, Change Orders, and Change Actions from assessment through release and closure, ensuring each change has a defined, resourced, and scheduled implementation plan and is correctly incorporated into applicable configuration baselines. This work supports FAA certification and continued operational safety. As a member of the Configuration and Lifecycle Management team, the engineer works cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Certification, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Flight Test. The role maintains accurate, auditable configuration records across PLM, ERP, and as-maintained databases so aircraft and motor configurations used in testing, production, and service remain controlled, reviewable, and certifiable. This is a configuration management discipline role, not a design engineering or document-administration position. The work takes place in an aircraft production environment and involves close collaboration with designers, program managers, mechanics, pilots, and other aircraft development personnel. Significant onsite work is required at BETA Technologies locations in Montreal, Quebec, and Burlington, Vermont.
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 degree 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 with 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-motivation, organization, and attention to detail.
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 required for flight test, in-production, and in-service aircraft and motors, and track it through completion.
- Apply product 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 resulting actions to closure.
- Advise engineering, manufacturing, and certification stakeholders on how design changes affect safe flight, 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 participants in the change process.
Benefits
- Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for full-time team members.
- Onsite healthcare in Vermont.
- Comprehensive medical coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- Daily lunch provided.
- Flight lessons.
- Additional perks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
