AI / ML Engineer – Advanced Concepts

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. The AI/ML Engineer will build and operate the agent, retrieval, data‑pipeline and deployment infrastructure. The role supports aircraft development while building methods, evidence, and reusable capability for broader Advanced Systems teams and partners. This position will be based onsite at our South Burlington, VT office location and our Raleigh, NC office. Remote candidates may be considered for a hybrid role, with monthly visits to South Burlington, VT for in‑person work.

Responsibilities

• Implements orchestration, tool calls, grounding, permissions, observability, automated evaluation and program‑intelligence workflows
• Coordinate with Lead Applied AI; Digital Engineering; Program; BETA OS; IT/Cybersecurity
• Produce and maintain Working agents; integrations; evaluation results; operations dashboard
• Support the Program Director / Chief Engineer by reducing decision and communication latency while keeping outputs grounded in controlled data
• Document assumptions, interfaces, decisions, risks, and verification needs in configuration‑controlled engineering records
• Communicate status, unresolved issues, and recommended actions clearly in technical and program reviews

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, machine learning, or a related technical field
• Three or more years of relevant engineering or complex‑product experience
• Experience with requirements, interfaces, architecture, configuration, verification or multidisciplinary product integration
• Ability to structure and maintain traceable technical information and drive cross‑functional actions to closure
• Working knowledge of aircraft development, safety, configuration control and design‑review practices
• Ability to communicate technical assumptions, limitations, risks, and recommendations clearly and work effectively across disciplines
• Must be a US Person to be considered for the role

Qualifications

• Applied AI, optimization, agent, digital‑thread, or engineering‑software experience in a regulated or safety‑critical environment
• Experience integrating commercial and internal engineering tools through APIs and controlled data pipelines
• Experience with model evaluation, observability, security, data rights, or human‑in‑the‑loop approval workflows

Benefits

• Competitive Total Compensation package
• Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full‑time team members
• Onsite healthcare in Vermont
• Comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Paid parental leave
• Daily lunch provided
• Flight lessons
• Additional perks that make work genuinely rewarding

Pay

The 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.

Compensation: $120,000—$145,000 USD