About
REGENT is building the seaglider; the first electric flying machine that will transport commercial passengers. With a vehicle that never flies higher than a few meters off the water, we unlock the ability to fly twice as far as an electric aircraft, and certification by maritime authorities which will let us fly first passengers within 5 years.
We are actively hiring passionate team members who can help us get our vehicle to market as quickly and safely as possible. We are backed by the world’s best investors: the same investors who are behind SpaceX, Palantir, Boom Supersonic, and more. We have over $6B in provisional orders from some of the industry’s largest operators and are hitting the ground running.
Working at REGENT, you’ll be in a fast-paced environment with exciting new challenges daily and abundant opportunities for growth. Your coworkers are passionate about building zero-emission, high-speed seagliders that will revolutionize coastal transportation. Our small team works collaboratively and across disciplines to safely marry the latest technologies from aviation, aerospace and nautical engineering. REGENT offers competitive benefits including healthcare, dental, and vision plans as well as an employee equity incentive plan.
Description
As a Mechanical Design Engineer you will get hands-on with existing test assets, design future test fixtures and assets, and have direct input into the design of kinematic systems on our full scale seagliders. REGENT is looking for mechanical engineers that are talented and multi-faceted to support the development of hardware systems. Candidates should possess a broad range of skills and experience from working on physical systems involving complex mechanisms, linkages, and motion control systems. This role requires self-motivated individuals willing to embrace tasks for which they have a depth of experience as well as those that will require on the job training/education. You will work closely with various engineering disciplines and must have an understanding and appreciation for requirements management, verification and validation efforts and general interaction and functionality of other subsystems and their integration into the vehicle as a whole. We leverage our uncrewed seaglider test assets to move exceptionally fast, taking calculated risks to our hardware when necessary to learn. However, we will never compromise human safety. In this role, you will apply thoughtful rigor and judgement to ensure our team performs to this challenge every day.
Our Ideal Candidate
- 4+ years of progressive responsibility engineering experience in relevant field with demonstrable project ownership.
- BS/MS in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or related engineering discipline.
- Intrinsic curiosity and a passion for aerospace.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Experience selecting and integrating sensors, control systems, data acquisition systems or components.
- Experience working with industrial motion control systems; servo motors, large BLDC systems, power screws, drive electronics and motion controllers.
- Advanced Mechanical design skills of static and dynamic components and systems using CAD (NX or similar).
- Intermediate fabrication and repair skills; machine tools, inspection equipment, joining methods.
- Deep understanding of DFMA, GD&T, Tolerance analysis.
- Technical proficiency in electrical, structural, and mechanical work for light.
fabrication, assembly, and repair.
Bonus Points For
- Advanced analysis techniques for kinematic and dynamic systems.
- Applied FEA Experience in structural, static, fatigue, thermal or modal analyses.
- Rapid prototyping experience; 3D printing, composites, or metal fabrication.
- Prototype manufacturing experience (e.g., sheet metal, welding, harnessing, PCB rework, composites).
- Experience working on a multidisciplinary team, building and operating.
We welcome applicants who may not align perfectly with all required skills and experience as there may be opportunity to grow into the specific responsibilities of the role.
Location
This is a full-time on-site role based at our new purpose-built seaglider development facility in North Kingstown, RI (20 minutes south of Providence, RI and just over an hour south of Boston, MA). We expect in-office presence 3+ days a week. Lunch is provided daily.
What’s in it for you?
REGENT is committed to providing our employees with benefits to support their complete well-being, from excellent health, dental and vision insurance, to an unlimited vacation policy.
Our benefits include*:
- 100% of annual premiums covered for healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA plans available
- Paid parental leave
- Employee equity incentive plan
- Free lunch catered daily **
- Office amenities including snacks, drinks, coffee & espresso bar and an on-site gym **
- Dog-friendly office **
- Relocation packages available
- Flexible hours & generous PTO
- Paid holidays, including company summer and winter breaks
- 401(k) plans
* All benefits available to full-time staff
** Select benefits available to interns
Equal Opportunity
REGENT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
