Aviation Technical Illustrator
South Burlington, VT
OPERATIONS – 01-6218 Technical Writing /
Full Time Exempt /
Hybrid
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.
We’re seeking talented technical illustrators with aerospace industry experience to produce technical illustrations for use in maintenance, flight, and other manuals. An ideal candidate will have great communication skills and a collaborative attitude. This role involves working closely with other team members, ranging from technical writers to various subject matter experts, including airframe & powerplant mechanics, pilots, engineers in various disciplines, and commercial and government operations personnel. We are looking for a creative, dedicated person who is passionate about technical illustration.
How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:
- Creating technical illustrations to support manuals, training material, manufacturing work instructions, sales sheets, etc.
- Leveraging engineering CAD data to generate clear, simple technical illustrations for use in structured authoring applications
- Collaborating with technical writers and subject matter experts (SMEs) on the definition of technical illustration needs
- Coordinating with technical writers on incorporation of technical illustrations within a structured authoring software application
- Supporting document reviews, comments and questions
- Tracking technical illustration and document workflows using collaboration tools
- Meeting project deadlines
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (engineering or aerospace-related field is a plus)
- Technical illustration experience
- Catia V5 experience (V6 a plus)
- Catia Composer experience
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Passion for detail
- A customer-centric understanding of end-item configuration
- Driven to continually learn, develop, and adapt
- Ability to identify roadblocks and find solutions
- A team player capable of working independently
Above and Beyond Qualifications that will distinguish you:
- Catia V6 experience
- PTC IsoDraw
- S1000D experience
- Experience on projects subject to approval by aviation regulatory authorities (FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, etc.)
- DoD or military aviation technical illustration experience
- Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence/Jira, Slack, Google Suite
- Startup experience
- Adobe Creative Suite experience
Build electric airplanes with us!
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.
