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 Structural Dynamics Engineer will develop and apply structural dynamic models and analyses for an advanced narrowbody aircraft. The role will support airframe and propulsion-integration design through modal, vibration, forced-response, aeroelastic, and test-correlation work. 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.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain mass- and stiffness-representative finite element models for structural dynamics and aeroelastic applications
- Perform modal, harmonic, random-vibration, transient, and base-input analyses for aircraft structures and installed equipment
- Evaluate wing, pylon, propulsion, control-surface, and aircraft-system dynamic response and identify governing sensitivities
- Convert analysis results into clear structural, mass-property, damping, isolation, instrumentation, and interface requirements
- Support ground vibration, component vibration, and structural coupling test planning and model correlation
- Work with Loads, Aeroelasticity, Flight Controls, Propulsion, Stress, Design, Test, and Manufacturing teams
- Document methods, assumptions, uncertainty, results, and design recommendations for technical reviews