Ice Protection System Design Engineer

BETA TECHNOLOGIES

280

Montreal, QC, Canada

Posted on: 2022-05-17

Category: transportation

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

BETA Technologies is creating an electric transportation ecosystem that’s safe, reliable and sustainable. A relentlessly focused team is building an extensive charging infrastructure and ALIA, the world’s most technologically advanced electric vertical aircraft (EVA).

BETA’s platform and products are strikingly simple. Prioritization of safety and a pragmatic approach to certification drive elegant redundancy, appropriate diversity of implementation and simplicity of control. ALIA’s fixed-pitch propellers and centrally located batteries make it an inherently stable aircraft that is safe to fly and easy to maneuver.

The ice protection system design engineer is responsible for owning the ice protection system from conception through production implementation. Specific responsibilities include the design, modeling, analysis, integration, drawing creation, and testing of the aircraft ice protection system. The ice protection system will protect the airfoils, propellers, cooling and vent inlets and outlets, air data probes, windshield and be certified for Flight Into Known Ice (FIKI) conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Design, analyze, test, and substantiate the ice protection system to meet FAA Part 25 appendix C icing envelope, FAA AC20-73a and AC23-1419-2d requirements

Perform, review, and interpret LEWICE ice impingement analysis

Plan and coordinate dry air and natural ice testing

Plan, coordinate, and conduct icing wind tunnel and RTCA DO-160 environmental testing

Use Catia V5 to create CAD models and drawings

Integration of the system and system requirements across other other areas such as structures, electrical, and avionics

Ability to design aircraft specific components as well as integrate supplier furnished equipment

Perform supplier coordination and control

Complete or review System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis, and other Safety Analyses as required

Manage the requirement set including the verification and validation of the system in accordance with RTCA DO-254, SAE ARP4754A, and SAE ARP4761

Write FAA compliance Test plans, test reports, and design reports

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Minimum of 5 years of part 23 or 27 aircraft ice protection design and integration experience

High energy self-starter that is a well-organized and disciplined, team player

Good team, communication and leadership skills required

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

FAA compliance test plan, test report, and design report experience

Experience with Catia V5, 3DX, Polarion

Experience with System Safety Assessments, Failure Hazard Analysis

Familiarity with RTCA DO-160, RTCA DO-254, SAE ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761

Part 23 DER with Ice Protection System delegation (Chart C1, column C)

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