Senior Structures Engineer — Composite Flight Structures

REGENT Craft Inc.; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with equity

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Flexible time off and parental leave

Relocation packages

Free catered lunches

Professional development

Job summary

REGENT Craft Inc. in Rhode Island seeks a Senior Structures Engineer to own composite structural analyses that ensure flight-capable Seagliders meet safety and schedule targets.

You will drive sizing, margins, and trade studies across load cases, supporting certification-focused analysis and documentation. Joining the Structures team, you’ll work with loads, manufacturing, and certification stakeholders to align analyses with requirements, push for weight-efficient designs, and help refine

Qualifications

• Experienced structures engineer with significant focus in composite structures analysis.
• Strong FEM experience (static, buckling, modal, fatigue) with the ability to interpret composite‑specific failure modes and margins.
• Experience managing global vehicle FEM models.
• Working knowledge of composite materials and processes (prepreg, RTM, infusion, autoclave, OOA) and how they influence allowables and structural behavior.
• Solid fundamentals in laminate theory, load paths, and structural sizing across the product lifecycle for flight‑capable hardware.
• Familiarity with requirements, loads/margins workflows, and certification‑oriented analysis and documentation practices.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, plus a collaborative, open‑minded approach in fast‑moving, interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute composite structural analysis for flight‑capable hardware across key load cases (static, buckling, modal, fatigue) and translate results into clear design guidance.
• Own margins and substantiation for primary and secondary structure, partnering with design to close gaps and drive weight‑efficient solutions.
• Deliver high‑impact analyses supporting major milestones.
• Develop and maintain analysis models, assumptions, and documentation that enable repeatable, reviewable engineering decisions.
• Collaborate closely with loads, manufacturing, and certification stakeholders to ensure analyses align with requirements, producibility, and verification needs.
• Contribute to improving team execution by helping refine procedures, templates, and best practices that reduce analysis bottlenecks.

Skills

Composite structures

FEM analysis

Global FEM models

Materials knowledge

Laminate theory

Loads & margins

Certification analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

FEM software

Job description

REGENT Craft Inc. in Rhode Island seeks a Senior Structures Engineer to own composite structural analyses that ensure flight-capable Seagliders meet safety and schedule targets.

You will drive sizing, margins, and trade studies across load cases, supporting certification-focused analysis and documentation. Joining the Structures team, you’ll work with loads, manufacturing, and certification stakeholders to align analyses with requirements, push for weight-efficient designs, and help refine