Manufacturing Technician | Ground Support Equipment

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 GSE Manufacturing Technician is responsible for building, testing, and preparing ground support equipment that enables electric aircraft operations. As a Manufacturing Technician at BETA Technologies, you will work in a small team environment to take designs from process development through repeatable production. You will perform daily hands-on assembly, inspection, troubleshooting, and documentation tasks while working closely with engineering, quality, and operations to incorporate design and process improvements into existing builds.

• •Perform hands-on assembly of ground support equipment, including charge systems, thermal management systems, mini cubes, power-distribution assemblies, and related mechanical and electrical subassemblies.
• •Operate production equipment and use hand and power tools to build, maintain, test, and prepare GSE assemblies for shipment or deployment.
• •Follow technical data packages, work instructions, drawings, bills of material, and wiring diagrams to meet product specifications and tolerance requirements.
• •Install, route, terminate, and verify electrical harnesses, connectors, panels, and hardware in accordance with approved build documentation.
• •Perform functional checks, in-process quality inspections, and basic troubleshooting; identify and escalate process deviations, nonconformances, and safety concerns.
• •Use measuring, diagnostic, and test equipment to evaluate assemblies and support root-cause investigation and corrective actions.
• •Maintain accurate, clear manufacturing records, including assembly documentation, inspection results, torque values, electrical checks, and test data.
• •Support process development, continuous-improvement activities, and incorporation of engineering changes into production builds.
• •Use required personal protective equipment and comply with company and government safety requirements, including electrical and high-voltage safety practices.
• •Perform other work-related duties as assigned to meet company goals.

• •The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The work environment may require a combination of indoor and outdoor activities (hot, cold, wet, humid conditions) with a varied amount of walking, standing, sitting, climbing (i.e. ladders, stairs), balance (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery surfaces), bending, reaching, handling (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, picking, punching), stooping, kneeling, crouching and ability to lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds. Work may require the ability to operate material handling equipment (forklift, pallet jack, etc.) in a safe manner. While performing the duties of this job, employees may work around variable noise levels or with fume or airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, etc. requiring the use of personal protective equipment such as face protection (safety glasses, goggles, face shield, respirators), gloves, and hearing protection. Work duties may also be required to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer and/or the ability to travel by air or automobile. This position may be expected to work varying shifts and hours to ensure successful operation of activities in the organization. Some positions entail working with small parts/components. Employees must have excellent hand-eye coordination and good manual dexterity in both hands. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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.

$28 — $34 USD

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