Manager, Aerodynamics — Ground-Effect Mobility Lead

REGENT; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance (

401(k) with company match

Relocation packages

Free catered lunches

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Job summary

REGENT is developing Seagliders for fast, coastal transport. The Manager of Aerodynamics leads a team of engineers, directing aerodynamic configuration across the product range and coordinating with hydrodynamics and other engineering disciplines.

You will own the aerodynamic design, validate models, and guide testing and certification decisions, ensuring optimal performance for hull-borne, hydrofoil, and wing-borne ground-effect operation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on aerodynamic design and analysis experience on aerospace, high-speed maritime, or advanced mobility programs.
• Experience mentoring or leading technical teams and shaping project direction.
• Proficiency in multiple Navier–Stokes CFD workflows and HPC environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the aerodynamics group: set priorities, review work, mentor engineers, hire as team grows.
• Represent aerodynamics in design reviews, test planning, and certification discussions with regulators.
• Set CFD methods and workflow standards for Star-CCM+ and Flow360.
• Own aerodynamic design from prototype to production: wings, high-lift, control surfaces across multiple operation modes.
• Provide aerodynamic input to air data system specification and calibration.
• Review wind tunnel and flight-test plans; update models as data dictates.
• Release versioned aero databases to GNC, Structures, and Loads & Dynamics.

Skills

Hands-On Aerodynamic Design

Technical Leadership

CFD & Aerodynamic Modeling

Lifting-Surface Aerodynamics

Test & Model Validation

Aerodynamic Databases

Certification Knowledge

Clear Communication

Tools

Star-CCM+

Flow360

DATCOM

Roskam & Hoerner methods

Job description

REGENT is developing Seagliders for fast, coastal transport. The Manager of Aerodynamics leads a team of engineers, directing aerodynamic configuration across the product range and coordinating with hydrodynamics and other engineering disciplines.

You will own the aerodynamic design, validate models, and guide testing and certification decisions, ensuring optimal performance for hull-borne, hydrofoil, and wing-borne ground-effect operation.