Program Manager - Verification | Program Ops

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 ideal candidate is self directed and capable of providing tactical and strategic project management to support verification activities across all programs. The candidate will be highly adept at collaborating with internal and external teams such as engineering, certification, supply chain, quality, safety, and production systems, along with suppliers, contractors, and external test houses. We are looking for a person who enjoys working in complex technical environments involving multi-disciplinary testing and verification activities and who is creative and dedicated to be a part of our people-centric culture.

How you will contribution to revolutionizing electric aviation:

• Manage all verification activities including, systems requirement verification activities, and certification activities across multiple programs

• Coordinate verification & certification activities through test, inspection, review, analysis, safety assessment, and data validation methods

• Manage relationships, contracts, and test execution with outside test houses and external testing facilities in support of verification and certification milestones

• Oversee verification and certification test execution as a whole, collaborating with the test lead, project managers responsible for internal test environments and structural testing, as well as verification point people on the Design Engineering and System Engineering teams

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to identify verification project goals, budget, and scope

• Develop comprehensive schedules to meet certification milestones and deliverables; planning and documenting verification tasks

• Maintain configuration management of test environments 

• Ensure all verification deliverables are completed on-time and meet regulatory requirements

• Identify, eliminate, mitigate, and/or put contingency plans in place for all verification blockers and potential risks

• Document verification project progress using various project management tools and effectively communicate progress, results, and risks to stakeholders including certification authorities

• Monitor team progress against budget, goals, and highlight verification risks and opportunities

• Communicate/interface with regulatory bodies including but not limited to the FAA and EASA

Minimum Qualifications:

• Accredited Engineering Degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or relevant discipline

• Familiar with Program/Project Management processes and verification & validation methodologies

• Experience with aviation testing, certification processes, and regulatory requirements (FAA Part 23/25/27/29)

• Understanding of test environment management, calibration standards, and quality systems 

• Excellent organizational, time management skills, and commitment to safety and quality objectives

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical verification initiatives across multiple disciplines

• Experience managing external test vendors and laboratory relationships

• Ability to work autonomously in fast-paced development environments

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to present technical data to diverse audiences

• Ability to remain positive and mitigate risk when verification challenges require course corrections

Above and Beyond Qualifications:

• Experience with electric aircraft or automotive testing and verification

• Background in structural testing, environmental testing, or electromagnetic compatibility testing

• Background with systems engineering ARP4754 or similar system requirement processes

• Knowledge of DO-160, DO-178, DO-254, or other aviation standards

• Working knowledge of Project Management tools (MSProject, Jira, others)

• Microsoft 365/office Proficiency including SharePoint, Outlook, Calendar, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.

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

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. BETA complies with all applicable federal, state and local non-discrimination laws and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind in our workplace.

Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. BETA Technologies participates in E-Verify.