Manager, Electrical Engineering

REGENT • North Kingstown, RI

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About The Position

REGENT is developing Seagliders, all-electric wing-in-ground-effect craft that travel just above the water’s surface. The Manager, Electrical Engineering will lead electrical engineering across multiple vehicle programs as the company moves from development and testing toward certification and production. The role covers systems including safety-critical controls, high-voltage power distribution, electric propulsion, energy storage, electromechanical actuation, harnessing, avionics, and board-level hardware.

The manager will set technical direction, guide design decisions and tradeoffs, lead and grow the engineering team, and establish priorities and practices for delivering integrated electrical systems. The role includes hiring, performance management, coaching, and supporting engineers’ professional growth. It also involves working across engineering and operations disciplines and with suppliers and contract manufacturers, while guiding vehicles through key milestones such as critical design reviews and flight testing.

The position reports to the Director of Hardware Engineering. Success means delivering technically sound, well-integrated electrical systems and developing a capable team prepared to take on increasingly complex challenges.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineers through formal people management or technical leadership.
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Deep technical expertise in at least two electrical engineering areas, such as avionics and data networks, low- and high-voltage power distribution, electric propulsion and energy storage integration, electromechanical actuation, or board-level hardware design.
• Working understanding of other electrical engineering disciplines and the systems-level perspective and judgment to guide decisions and evaluate tradeoffs across specialties.
• Understanding of how system safety, design assurance, environmental qualification, and regulatory requirements affect electrical hardware development.
• Familiarity with standards and methodologies such as DO-160, ARP4754, FMEA, or equivalent approaches.
• Experience leading electrical hardware development from requirements and architecture through detailed design, integration, verification, environmental qualification, and production readiness.
• Experience delivering hardware against demanding program milestones in aerospace, maritime, automotive, or another safety-critical environment.
• Ability to collaborate across mechanical, software, systems, test, certification, and manufacturing teams, with clear communication and sound technical judgment.
• Experience working with suppliers and contract manufacturers to define technical requirements, evaluate designs, establish acceptance criteria, and resolve development and production issues.
• Ability to work effectively amid ambiguity, make thoughtful decisions with incomplete information, adapt to evolving technology and processes, and work hands-on with hardware during integration and testing.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with eVTOL, UAV, electric marine vessels, or other novel vehicle technologies, particularly involving propulsion, controls, or vehicle integration.
• Hands-on experience designing or developing electrical harnesses, PCBs, or custom electronic hardware.
• Familiarity with PLM and requirements management tools.
• A pilot's license, boating experience, or personal interest in aviation, maritime technology, or electric transportation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, build, and develop the Electrical Engineering team, including setting technical direction and priorities across avionics, power distribution, propulsion and energy storage integration, actuation, harnessing, and board-level hardware.
• Own hiring, performance management, coaching, and team development, and foster clear ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Translate vehicle and program requirements into engineering priorities, deliverables, and milestones across multiple vehicle programs.
• Remove roadblocks and guide designs through integration, verification, and testing.
• Guide engineering decisions and design tradeoffs, challenge assumptions, and lead design reviews, safety assessments, and technical risk discussions.
• Establish and improve electrical engineering standards, design documentation, review processes, and verification practices to support certification, manufacturing, and production readiness.
• Collaborate with mechanical, embedded software, GNC, systems, certification, test, quality, and manufacturing teams, as well as suppliers and contract manufacturers, to resolve dependencies and integrate electrical systems into the broader vehicle.
• Identify technical, schedule, resource, and supplier risks; communicate tradeoffs and impacts; and recommend and coordinate solutions before major milestones are affected.
• Help guide vehicles through major development milestones, including critical design reviews and flight testing.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a robust equity incentive plan.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, with 100% of premiums covered.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Generous flexible time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Company-wide holiday breaks.
• Relocation packages available for those moving to join the team.
• Daily free catered lunches.
• Learning and professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed