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

BETA Technologies • South Burlington, VT

9d • 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.
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

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees