REGENT
Chief Engineer
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA · Exec
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 86 days ago
ReactAerospace EngineeringLeadershipAdaptability
About the role
- As Chief Engineer, you will be the vehicle-level technical authority for REGENT's Viceroy Seaglider program- the single person responsible for the coherence, integration, and technical integrity of the entire vehicle system.
- This is not a functional management role.
- It also means serving as a trusted technical leader and mentor: strengthening engineering judgment, guiding cross-functional decision-making, and helping teams solve hard problems with clarity and rigor.
Responsibilities
- Own Vehicle-Level Technical Integration: Serve as the vehicle-level technical authority for Viceroy.
- Drive cross-functional integration reviews, resolve interface conflicts between disciplines, and ensure design decisions spanning structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, systems, and controls are coherent, documented, and defensible.
- Drive Design Maturity Toward PDR and CDR: Define what "PDR-ready" and "CDR-ready" mean in terms of design maturity, analysis completeness, risk posture, and documentation. Lead the program's technical preparation for major design gates.
- Decompose and Control Vehicle-Level Requirements: Own the technical decomposition of vehicle-level specifications into subsystem and discipline-level requirements.
- Maintain configuration control of the vehicle-level baseline and manage how changes propagate across the system.
- Lead Trade Studies and Technical Decision-Making: Drive the trade studies and technical decisions that span multiple disciplines.
- Ensure design choices are made with full visibility into system-wide implications - including weight, performance, structural, and certification impacts.
- Define the Certification Technical Strategy: In partnership with the certification team, own the vehicle-level compliance approach - mapping design choices to the certification basis and ensuring technical decisions are structured to support verification.
- Enable Cross-Functional Technical Teams: Partner with functional managers to ensure each discipline has clear interface definitions, consistent assumptions, and the technical direction they need to execute.
- Enable the next layer of technical leaders to own their domains with confidence.
Requirements
- You know when to add structure and when to simplify - keeping the team moving without losing sight of safety and certification requirements.
- 401(k) with company matching, so you can plan for the future.
Compensation
- Competitive compensation including a robust equity incentive plan.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including a robust equity incentive plan.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance - we cover 100% of your premiums.
- Generous flexible time off, paid parental leave, and company-wide holiday breaks.
- Learning & professional development opportunities
Company info
- Even if you don't meet every requirement, but you see yourself contributing to our mission, we encourage you to apply!
Equal opportunity
- Employer
- REGENT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- REGENT is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment.
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