Modeling & Simulation Intern (Summer)

REGENT•North Kingstown, RI

12h

About The Position

REGENT is hiring a Modeling & Simulation Intern to support its Modeling and Simulation team, which works across controls, performance, and test to understand and improve how Seagliders behave. The intern will contribute across multiple programs at different stages, including envelope expansion on a vehicle already flying, increased on-water testing for another program, and foundational modeling and simulation work for a new program. The role centers on building, running, and refining simulations in MATLAB/Simulink and translating real flight and on-water test data into improved, more reliable models. The intern will gain exposure to flight dynamics, hydrodynamics, and controls, collaborating with engineers and cross-functional teams. Depending on interests and project needs, the intern may also contribute to simulation-driven test sequences for software verification and validation. REGENT develops Seagliders, wing-in-ground-effect craft designed to travel just above the water’s surface. The company describes them as combining airplane speed with boat operating costs and is scaling from a prototype toward full production.

Requirements

Fluency with MATLAB and Simulink, including building and running simulations independently.
Comfort working in a Linux environment and navigating it independently.
A foundation in flight dynamics and/or hydrodynamics.
Exposure to control systems, including how controllers and plant models interact.
Ability to take direction and independently work through simulations and analysis.
Interest in how flight dynamics, hydrodynamics, and controls fit together.
Effective communication and collaboration with engineers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

Build, run, and refine Seaglider performance simulations in MATLAB/Simulink across multiple programs.
Translate flight and on-water test data into model improvements, helping align predictions with observed vehicle behavior.
Contribute to analysis supporting envelope expansion and the refinement of vehicle performance limits based on test results.
Help develop modeling and simulation support for an on-water testing campaign.
Help establish foundational modeling and simulation work for a new program.
Depending on interests and project needs, help write simulation-driven test sequences supporting software verification and validation.
Collaborate with controls, performance, and test teams, integrating cross-disciplinary inputs.