The German driver will undertake the role alongside his test and reserve duties for Avalanche Andretti, which will tackle season 9 as a Porsche customer team.
Beckmann, who replaces Neel Jani at Porsche, drove his first test laps in the enhanced Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 in Spain in October.
The 22-year-old said: “Joining Porsche as Formula E enters a new era is an exciting challenge.
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