Aircraft Systems Engineer

About the Role

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.

BETA Technologies is seeking an Aircraft Systems Engineer to lead the definition, execution, and documentation of verification activities for our aircraft-level systems requirements. This role sits at the intersection of systems engineering, flight test, and verification, focused on ensuring aircraft-level requirements are properly tested, traceable, and ready for certification submittals.

• Author, maintain, and own the verification plan for aircraft-level system requirements, ensuring traceability and coverage assessments meet ARP 4754A/4761 objectives
• Work hands‑on with the Certification Flight Test Team to review Certification Flight Test Plans for compliance and coverage, suggesting modifications and new procedures to address verification gaps
• Coordinate with Systems Teams to review lower-level verification coverage of aircraft requirements and ensure aircraft requirements have been fully verified
• Support the establishment and verification of the minimum aircraft requirement set for TIA Safety of Flight Test activities
• Develop detailed test procedures to verify aircraft-level requirements through testing
• Develop verification approaches for requirements to be verified by other means (e.g., Analysis, Design Review, Coverage Analysis, Inspection, Simulation)
• Identify test environment needs and work with the Test Engineering team to establish requirements and verify implementation meets the needs for comprehensive aircraft verification
• Perform traceability analysis and coverage assessments to meet regulatory objectives
• Plan and manage the aircraft-level verification test schedule, coordinating dependencies across flight test, ground test, and lab environments to ensure timely completion of certification evidence
• Lead or support Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) to confirm test articles, instrumentation, procedures, safety considerations, and success criteria are in place prior to test execution
• Track verification activity status and manage closure of test points, escalating schedule risks and verification gaps to program leadership
• Author or oversee the generation of aircraft-level verification reports, ensuring results are clearly documented against pass/fail criteria and traceable to the requirements being verified
• Coordinate with internal engineering teams, DERs, and FAA

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field)
• In-depth knowledge of SAE ARP 4754A and ARP 4761
• Experience with requirements‑based testing, regression testing, and traceability audits
• Proficiency with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software tools such as Polarion
• Comfortable working with verification tooling such as Polarion, JIRA, and Confluence
• Physical onsite presence required

• Flight Test experience and familiarity with aircraft certification flight test
• Background in aerospace verification & validation with prior work in a certifying environment

$120,000 – $155,000 USD

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 flight lessons are part of the experience, along with a range of additional perks that make work here genuinely rewarding.

Build electric airplanes with us!

We encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.

We 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.

Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. BETA Technologies participates in E‑Verify.