Senior Structural Dynamics 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 Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer will provide senior technical ownership for structural dynamics, vibration, and aeroelastic model integration for an advanced narrowbody aircraft. The role will establish the methods, models, requirements, and test-correlation strategy needed to manage coupled wing, pylon, open-fan, control-system, and airframe dynamic risk. 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. We encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.
Responsibilities
- Lead development of mass- and stiffness-representative finite element models for modal, vibration, forced-response, transient, and aeroelastic analyses
- Define the structural-dynamics analysis plan, model architecture, interfaces, quality checks, and technical-review approach
- Assess coupled wing, pylon, propulsion, control-surface, and aircraft-system dynamic behavior, including open-fan excitation and whirl-flutter risk
- Translate analysis results into stiffness, mass-property, damping, isolation, clearance, instrumentation, and structural design requirements
- Plan ground vibration, component vibration, structural coupling, and model-correlation activities for later program phases
- Coordinate structural models and assumptions with Loads, Aeroelasticity, Flight Controls, Propulsion, Stress, Design, Test, and team counterparts
- Guide mitigation trades and communicate dynamic risk, uncertainty, and recommended decisions to program leadership