Actuation Engineering Intern: Build & Test Seagliders

REGENT; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing Stipend

Daily free catered lunches

Learning & professional development

Mentorship & guidance

Job summary

REGENT is seeking an Actuation Engineering Intern to join the Electrical Systems team. You'll build test setups, run evaluations, and analyze actuators and drives to inform component choices for the Seaglider product line.

You’ll collaborate with engineers and vendors, interpret datasheets, program in Python to interface with hardware, and present your findings to help shape the actuation approach across Viceroy and Squire. This hands-on role blends lab work with real-world deployment.

Qualifications

• Rising senior or grad student in mechanical, electrical, aerospace or mechatronics engineering.
• Comfort with hand tools and building jigs.
• Basic programming in Python to communicate with actuators.
• Clear communicator with vendors and teams.
• Bonus: actuator or sensor experience.
• Bonus: CAD and circuits know-how.
• Bonus: MATLAB/Simulink exposure.

Responsibilities

• Build real test setups and install actuators on test stands.
• Evaluate actuators and drives, comparing models.
• Read vendor datasheets and consult with suppliers.
• Use Python to communicate with hardware and verify data.
• Support qualification of actuators for Viceroy and Squire.
• Work with CAD models and arrange actuation equipment in assemblies.
• Present findings to shape actuation approach across product line.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Hand tools

Programming (Python)

Clear communication

Actuator experience

CAD & circuits

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

Engineering student (senior/grad)

Tools

Python

3D CAD

Job description

REGENT is seeking an Actuation Engineering Intern to join the Electrical Systems team. You'll build test setups, run evaluations, and analyze actuators and drives to inform component choices for the Seaglider product line.

You’ll collaborate with engineers and vendors, interpret datasheets, program in Python to interface with hardware, and present your findings to help shape the actuation approach across Viceroy and Squire. This hands-on role blends lab work with real-world deployment.