Model Maker - Industrial Design

Industrial design at BETA is a highly technical team focused on ensuring every interaction with our products is positive and consistent. We work closely with engineering teams to trade various considerations and release products that are beautiful and pragmatic to use, build, and maintain. As the Industrial Design Model Maker, your primary role will be designing and building a variety of physical assets, using production aircraft data or other designs provided by the team. The ideal candidate will be technically minded with a strong focus on aesthetics, usability, and attention to detail with a never-ending desire to learn. Time will be split between design work at a desk and building in our shop. This position is part of BETA’s Industrial Design Team on-site in Burlington VT.  

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:

• Design and build full-scale and subscale mockups of BETA products for evaluation, simulation, trade shows, and customers using production data
• Support CAD translation between platforms to enable design around current data
• Support high speed, pre-production build projects to enable early testing and expose the issues
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to bring prototypes, mockups, and products to reality
• Organize and maintain schedules, task lists, and parts lists for projects

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in 3D CAD, surface and solid modeling (Autodesk Alias and Fusion, 3DExperience/Catia, Solidworks) and willingness to learn new programs
• Fabrication skills in materials such as wood, metal, and 3d printing
• Ability to creatively interpret existing designs into physical assets, models, and prototypes
• Focus on usability and human focused design for consumer products
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, organization, and problem solving
• Foundational understanding of how things go together

Above and Beyond Qualifications:

• 5+ years building and shop experience
• Project Portfolio strong bonus
• 3DExperience PLM experience
• CNC operation and CAM programming experience
• Familiarity with Subdivision modeling
• Composite tooling design and layup experience
• Model making experience including painting and finishing
• Workshop design and management
• Experience bringing consumer products to market

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Indoor and outdoor work in a range of conditions, including hot, cold, wet, and humid environments.
• Movement throughout the day, including varied amounts of walking, standing, sitting, bending, reaching, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• Climbing ladders and stairs.
• Balancing, meaning keeping steady to prevent falls while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow or slippery surfaces.
• Handling objects, including seizing, holding, grasping, turning, picking, and punching.
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 pounds.
• Safely operating material handling equipment, such as forklifts and pallet jacks.
• Working with small parts and components (some positions).
• Working around variable noise levels, fumes or airborne particles, and hazardous chemicals. These conditions require personal protective equipment (PPE), such as face protection (safety glasses, goggles, face shields, respirators), gloves, and hearing protection.
• Office work using standard office equipment, including a computer.
• Travel by air or automobile.
• Working varying shifts and hours to keep operations running smoothly across the organization.

Compensation 85000 - 100000 USD