Regent
Vehicle Test Engineer
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA. Posted 2 months ago
The role
You will plan and execute sea and air test activities for Seagliders. You will support test planning, prepare vehicles and instrumentation, and analyze data to guide vehicle iterations.
What you will do
- Support the planning and execution of sea and air test events.
- Assist in developing test plans, procedures, and test cards.
- Work with design, controls, structures, propulsion, and systems teams.
- Coordinate test readiness activities including vehicle configuration and instrumentation setup.
- Participate in real-time test operations and monitor telemetry.
- Collect, organize, and analyze test data for post-test reports.
- Contribute to safety processes including hazard identification and risk assessments.
- Support field testing activities around marine vessels, aircraft, and propulsion systems.
Required qualifications
- Ability to support vehicle testing, prototyping, or hardware development in UAV, aerospace, maritime, automotive, robotics, or related fields.
- Experience working in hands-on engineering environments involving hardware, vehicles, instrumentation, or prototype systems.
- Strong safety mindset and experience with hazard analysis / risk management.
- Experience supporting flight test, marine test, robotics testing, or other vehicle development programs.
- Familiarity with data acquisition systems, telemetry systems, or sensor instrumentation.
- Experience scripting or analyzing data using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools.
- Hands-on experience with marine vessels, aircraft systems, robotics platforms, or high-energy mechanical systems.
- Prior field testing experience and ability to troubleshoot hardware in real-world environments.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including a robust equity incentive plan.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with 100% premium coverage.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- Generous flexible time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Company-wide holiday breaks.
- Relocation packages available.
- Daily, free catered lunches.
- Learning & professional development opportunities.
About the company
REGENT is on a mission to revolutionize regional transportation between coastal cities using Seagliders. They are scaling from a breakthrough prototype to full production.