Materials & Processes Lead

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 Materials & Processes team, within Production Engineering, is seeking a Materials & Processes Lead to establish and drive the M&P discipline across the Product Life Cycle (PLC), ensuring that material selections, process specifications, and manufacturing methods are standardized, repeatable, and certifiable as BETA transitions from prototype development to conforming aircraft production s role is the lead of the team providing technical authority for materials and process engineering decisions spanning composite structures, metallic assemblies, adhesive bonding, coatings, sealants, and emerging material technologies, with a team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and lab technicians, deployable across the full product lifecycle.

The M&P Lead is embedded within Production Engineering and is accountable for integrating material and process engineering into the development, qualification, production ramp-up, and in‑service support of conforming products. The role partners closely with Core Engineering (Design), Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Advanced Technology Development and Service Engineering to ensure production‑ready material and process solutions are defined, qualified, and sustained.

Success in this role means materials and processes are qualified and controlled, standards are practical and enforced, the M&P digital thread is traceable, and feedback from production is incorporated into the next iteration of the specification. The role will build a scalable M&P framework that supports safe, compliant, repeatable production of type‑certificated aircraft.

• Lead and grow the M&P team, ensuring full technical coverage of subject matter experts, labs and technicians across all areas of Beta, deployable into programs and projects across the full lifecycle, from early development of new technology through production troubleshooting, the fleet in‑service, and fleet sustainment
• Accountable for all material and process qualifications and readiness for production ramp‑up, establishing statistical process controls and validated parameters to support the transition from low‑rate initial production (LRIP) to full‑rate production (FRP)
• Responsible for M&P conformity and non‑conformance resolution, supporting Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, performing root cause analysis, and driving corrective actions through to closure
• Evaluate and qualify alternative materials and suppliers to improve producibility, reduce cost, and strengthen supply chain resilience, including incoming material qualification and acceptance testing programs
• Champion a culture in which material and process standards are living operational tools, not static documents, and where continuous improvement strengthens both compliance and production performance

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience will be considered
• 8+ years of experience in materials and process engineering within aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing, including direct support of production operations
• Deep technical knowledge in at least two of the following: advanced composite manufacturing, metallic fabrication and joining, adhesive bonding, surface treatment and…