Flight Test (FT) Bill of Material (BOM) Management Engineer | Configuration Management

Job Summary

BETA Technologies is seeking a Flight Test (FT) Bill of Material (BOM) Management Engineer / Configuration Management. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of configuration management processes, change management, and product structure management.

About the Role

Responsible for analyzing product design changes and Flight Test (FT) issued changes, coordinating, tracking, and statusing the review and approval of design and flight test changes to aircraft configurations. Will have intimate knowledge of flight test asset configurations and will advise on updating bills of material for all flight test assets in affected databases. Will author and maintain procedures related to flight test BOM management, flight test instrumentation configurations, and flight test asset configurations to support company and FAA flight test schedules.

Responsibilities

• Analyze all product design changes and FT issued changes and provide detailed overall hardware, software and test asset impacts for all flight test assets
• Cook up, track, and status the review and approval of design and flight test changes to aircraft configurations
• Advise on the changes necessary to update bills of material for all flight test assets in all affected databases
• Author and maintain procedures related to flight test BOM management, flight test instrumentation configurations, and flight test asset configurations to support company and FAA flight test schedules
• Apply product (aircraft or motor) effectivity to end item units
• Develop and provide detailed instructions to assist others with flight test BOM management
• Develop and maintain procedures related to flight test BOM management, flight test instrumentation configurations, and flight test asset configurations to support company and FAA flight test schedules
• Apply product (aircraft or motor) effectivity to end item units
• Develop and maintain procedures related to flight test BOM management, flight test instrumentation configurations, and flight test asset configurations to support company and FAA flight test schedules
• Develop and maintain procedures related to flight test BOM management, flight test instrumentation configurations, and flight test asset configurations to support company and FAA flight test schedules

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in aerospace or other regulated design and manufacturing industry
• BS in a relevant engineering or quality discipline or equivalent education and experience
• Production Lifecycle and Enterprise Resource Planning software (3Dx, Teamcenter, Plex, SAP)
• Requirements, Test, and Change Management software (DOORS, Polarion, JIRA)
• Proficient with 3D CAD Software (Catia/Enovia preferred)
• Strong skills in MS Excel for analyzing and comparing product structures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with internal and external customers
• High energy, self-motivated, organized, and detail oriented
• Familiarity with 3D digital thread and/or model-based definition (MBD) environments
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Growth mindset with the ability to think on your feet, suggest solutions, adjust priorities and move forward
• Aircraft flight test environment working closely with flight test mechanics, pilots and other flight test personnel
• Significant onsite work at Beta Technologies locations in Burlington, VT

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of configuration management processes, familiarity with SAE-649

Skills

• Knowledge of change management and product structure management within a product lifecycle management (PLM) tool, preferably 3DXperience as well as Beta’s Configuration Management service
• Knowledge in the application of changes to the product structure including applying product (aircraft or motor) effectivity to end item units
• Knowledge of configuration and change management principles for hardware and software to maintain correct configuration effectivity in a certification/regulatory environment
• Knowledge of developing training and providing detailed instructions to assist others with flight test BOM management

Benefits

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.

Pay

$100,000 - $125,000 USD

Schedule

Full-time

Location

Burlington, VT

Company Information

BETA Technologies is 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.

Application Instructions

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