Senior Systems Engineer, Certification — Safety-Critical Systems

Regent; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity incentive plan

Full health/dental/vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible time off

Relocation packages

Free catered lunches

Professional development

Job summary

REGENT is pioneering Seaglider technology, with a Senior Systems Engineer on the Certification team shaping safety-critical design. You will own requirements, verify analyses, and drive certification readiness for a next-generation wing-in-ground-effect vehicle.

You will collaborate across electrical, mechanical, software, and test disciplines, advancing traceability and regulatory compliance while improving tools and processes to support production scaling.

Qualifications

• Experience with safety-critical systems in regulated industries.
• Owning complex, cross-disciplinary systems with ambiguity.
• Strong requirements and test management capabilities.
• Experience with FHA/FTA/FMEA/FMECA analyses.
• Ability to derive and trace requirements across teams.
• Background in regulatory certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Own ambiguous, cross-cutting systems challenges from requirements to verification.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and test teams.
• Lead system safety analyses (FHA/FTA/FMEA).
• Maintain audit-ready requirements traceability.
• Develop verification approaches for new compliance paths.
• Coordinate across disciplines to surface and resolve risks.
• Improve processes, tools, and practices as production scales.

Skills

Safety-critical systems

Cross-disciplinary ownership

Requirements management

System safety analysis

Multidisciplinary background

Technical leadership

Regulated industry experience

Aviation/marine knowledge

Tools

Jama

Polarion

DOORS

Job description

REGENT is pioneering Seaglider technology, with a Senior Systems Engineer on the Certification team shaping safety-critical design. You will own requirements, verify analyses, and drive certification readiness for a next-generation wing-in-ground-effect vehicle.

You will collaborate across electrical, mechanical, software, and test disciplines, advancing traceability and regulatory compliance while improving tools and processes to support production scaling.