Regent
Director, Hardware Engineering
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA. Posted a month ago
The role
You will lead a 30+ person hardware engineering organization spanning structures, electrical, and mechanical systems. You will coach functional managers, mature engineering processes, and align capacity with program demand to move Seaglider programs from concept through certification and production.
What you will do
- Lead and strengthen the hardware engineering organization
- Coach and develop functional managers
- Own delivery and execution rhythm
- Mature engineering processes including configuration management and design reviews
- Build a stronger leadership layer
- Partner across engineering with software teams
- Align capacity with program demand
- Drive execution across programs including test campaigns and manufacturing readiness
Required qualifications
- Proven Senior Engineering Leadership in aerospace, defense, marine, automotive, or other hardware-intensive industries
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in start-up environments
- Experience leading leaders and managing engineering managers
- Ability to step into an established organization and lead meaningful change
- Experience building, improving, and scaling engineering processes
- Familiarity with configuration management, design reviews, documentation standards, release discipline, and operational rigor
- Broad technical fluency across structures, mechanical, electrical, propulsion, and aero/physics
- Understanding of certification and production requirements including traceability and verification
- Demonstrated ability to partner with software, manufacturing, program management, and executive leadership
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including a robust equity incentive plan
- 100% covered health, dental, and vision insurance premiums
- 401(k) with company matching
- Generous flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
- Company-wide holiday breaks
- Relocation packages available
- Daily, free catered lunches
- Learning and professional development opportunities
About the company
REGENT is on a mission to revolutionize regional transportation between coastal cities using Seagliders, which are wing-in-ground-effect craft.