Electrical Engineer - Airborne Hardware

Beta Technologies - Raleigh, NC

Full-time - Entry Level

Raleigh, NC

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Electrical Engineer at BETA Technologies will play a crucial role in the development of electric aircraft and their supporting systems. This position involves designing and developing electronic systems for flight controls, motor control, and battery management, contributing to the company's mission of revolutionizing electric aviation. The engineer will work collaboratively within an integrated team to develop and certify electronic components, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronics used in electric aviation.
• Capture schematics to support circuit functions.
• Design input power and signal filters to meet the EMI/EMC requirements of DO-160G.
• Analyze electronic hardware including input power and input signal filters.
• Design digital circuits using ICs, ADCs, microprocessors, buffers, memory devices, and serial databus transceivers (CAN, RS422, ARINC-429).
• Analyze analog signal input conditioning circuits using LTSpice.
• Compute power budgets and perform thermal analyses.
• Use standard lab probing and troubleshooting test equipment.
• Build and test prototype hardware.
• Develop electronic test fixtures (bed-of-nails) and write hardware test procedures.
• Review PCB layouts and coordinate with contract manufacturers.
• Research electronic parts and work with sourcing.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• More than 2 years of experience in electronics design and schematic capture using Altium or equivalent.
• Experience with electrical simulation tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced Degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with rapid prototyping tools using KiCad, PCB123, or Altium.
• Experience designing power supply topologies and analyzing performance.
• Experienced in PCB layout and knowledgeable about assembly standards.
• Experience working within GIT version control or other configuration management practices.
• Experience with microcontroller device configuration and utilization.
• Experience with requirements-based design.
• Ability to evaluate transfer functions for gain, phase margin, and stability.
• Passion for aviation.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity regardless of background.
• Inclusive work environment that encourages diverse applicants.