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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.\nThe Senior Structures Design Engineer will develop the primary and secondary airframe structure for an advanced narrowbody aircraft from concept through preliminary design. The role joins structural architecture with practical product definition across the wing, pylon and engine interfaces, fuselage, empennage, control surfaces, and high-lift installations. This position will be based onsite at our South Burlington, VT office location, our Raleigh, NC office. Remote candidates may be considered for a hybrid role, with monthly visits to South Burlington, VT for in person work. \nHow you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:\nDevelop structural concepts, load paths, layouts, and configuration trades for metallic, composite, and hybrid airframe structure\nCreate and manage three-dimensional CAD definition for primary and secondary structure, joints, attachments, interfaces, and installations\nTranslate aircraft-level requirements, loads, aerodynamic geometry, systems interfaces, and manufacturing constraints into structural design requirements\nWork in parallel design lanes spanning wing primary structure; pylon and high-lift integration; and fuselage, empennage, and aircraft-level definition\nPerform preliminary sizing and hand calculations to guide geometry before detailed stress substantiation\nDesign for manufacturability, assembly, inspection, maintainability, repair, weight, cost, and schedule\nDevelop interface-control definition, drawings, trade studies, design-review material, and configuration-controlled product data\nCoordinate closely with Stress, Loads, Aerodynamics, Structural Dynamics, Materials and Processes, Systems, Manufacturing, and team counterparts\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field\n5+ years of aircraft structural design or closely related aerospace product-development experience\nDemonstrated proficiency developing complex aerospace hardware in CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE, or a comparable CAD environment\nWorking knowledge of aircraft load paths, structural sizing, joints, fasteners, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and configuration control\nExperience taking structural concepts through layout, detailed definition, build, and test support\nAbility to make sound design decisions with incomplete information and communicate assumptions, risks, and interfaces clearly\nMust be a US Person to be considered for the role\nAbove and Beyond Qualifications:\nNarrowbody, transport-category, wing, pylon, nacelle, fuselage, empennage, control-surface, or high-lift structural design experience\nExperience with both composite and metallic airframe structures and supplier design packages\nExperience supporting preliminary design reviews, certification planning, structural test, or manufacturing introduction\nPhysical Demands and Work Environment:\nThis role requires extended computer and CAD work and regular work in office, laboratory, manufacturing, and hangar environments. Occasional travel and use of standard person protective equipment may be required.\nThe wage listed here reflects our best faith estimate for this role. We pay competitively and base compensation on a variety of factors including skills, experience, industry background, and the evolving needs of the role. We remain committed to fair and equitable pay and we're happy to discuss during the interview process.\nCompensation\n$150,000—$180,000 USD\n Build electric airplanes with us!\nBETA 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.\nWe encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.\nWe are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. BETA complies with all applicable federal, state and local non-discrimination laws and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind in our workplace.\nEmployment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. 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