Manufacturing Engineer | Composites

BETA Technologies•South Burlington, VT

2d•$80,000 - $110,000

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. We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to help enable our composites team in scaling production, improving efficiency, and reducing costs for our composites manufacturing center. Composite Manufacturing Engineers at BETA are responsible for designing layup tools, fixturing, trim-jigs and work instructions for experimental and certified composite parts. Engineers take ownership of their designs and work with the team to bring first articles to production. This role will drive continuous improvements not just from the manufacturing line, but from integrating ideas for Design For Manufacturability (DFM) to the product design team and providing manufacturability inputs as a key stakeholder in design reviews. The ideal candidate will drive improvements in quality, cycle time, capacity and manufacturing costs of current production while enabling for the future with increased production rates.

Requirements

Experience with wet layup, infusion, and prepreg manufacturing processes.
Experience with surface modeling and tool design using Solidworks or Catia, including CPD, AICMA packages.

Nice To Haves

Deep familiarity with additive and subtractive manufacturing processes.
Work with a high level of quality and integrity.
Maintain a work area in a neat, orderly, and organized manner.
Familiarity with aerospace quality systems AS9100/NADCAP.
2+ years experience.

Responsibilities

Design tooling for composite infusion, wet-lay, prepreg processes.
Fabricate parts using composite infusion, wet-lay, prepreg processes.
Working hands-on in a shop environment as a team member on a range of composite fabrication tasks.
Design shop aids and tooling to assist production.
Evaluate,improve, and advance existing and new novel manufacturing processes.
Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to eliminate waste and streamline operations.
Assisting in developing new manufacturing processes and technology.
Experience building items requiring hands-on craftsmanship.
Assist with timeline management and keep necessary teams updated on status and progress.
Write work instructions, manufacturing drawings, specifications for above processes.