BETA is seeking a passionate, outside-the-box thinker who will design, implement, and improve assembly processes for Alia manufacturing. You will work with a bright and motivated cross-functional team, and deliver turnkey solutions to enable aerospace production at rate. Your work will bring the highest safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing overall, long-term costs. Your level of involvement will begin in the design phase of new programs all the way to stable, reliable production.

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:

• Provide recommendations regarding manufacturing personnel training and equipment requirements
• Develops initial and final production readiness plans for new designs
• Evaluates producibility of new designs through application/implementation of various process techniques and equipment capability studies
• Works to meet quality and productivity goals for established or planned processes
• Ensure Manufacturing Process Instructions are understandable, on-line, up to date and ready for production
• Works in conjunction with engineering to develop consistent and repeatable processes that can be quantified by use of statistics or other verification and validation tools.
• Analyze production data to identify processes causing inefficiencies in overall process performance
• Lead continuous improvement implementation and productivity improvement
• Promotes an atmosphere of excellence, high sense of urgency, high energy and exceptional communication
• Understand certification requirements and assess and reduce certification risks in the overall process
• Plan sufficient capacity to meet business targets for production output

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• 0-5+ years of professional experience in assembly and test processes
• Strong foundation of problem-solving skills, statistical process control, design of experiments, and simulation techniques
• Understanding of design for assembly, lean manufacturing, and capacity planning techniques
• Product/equipment Validation experience (i.e. AQAP, PPAP)
• Exceptional project management and leadership skills
• Strong verbal and written internal and external communication skills
• Able to read and understand Engineering drawings (including GD&T)
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically or internationally
• Demonstrated Lean Six Sigma experience

Above and Beyond Qualifications:

• Aerospace or highly regulated manufacturing experience
• Exposure to rapid manufacturing growth and preferably startup experience
• Understanding of design for manufacture, design for assembly analyses
• Certification/Certificate in Lean Manufacturing
• Ability to flex shifts to support production
• Project Planning, cross-function leader of teams involving internal and external stakeholders.
• Cellular manufacturing, flow, pull, line balancing, standard work and time standards
• Self-motivated, results oriented, and can work prioritize workload with minimal supervision
• PLEX ERP system experience

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to be on your feet for long periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs

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

$80,000-$130,000 USD

Build electric airplanes with us!

BETA offers a competitive Total Compensation package designed to support you now and as you grow with us. This role includes both Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full-time team members, so everyone shares in our success. You'll have access to onsite healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision, short- and long-term disability, and paid parental leave. We also take care of the everyday details with daily lunch provided, and yes-flight lessons are part of the experience, along with a range of additional perks that make work here genuinely rewarding.

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