Systems Engineering Intern (Commercial) (Summer)

About the role

At REGENT, we’re on a mission to revolutionize regional transportation between coastal cities. We're not just building vehicles, we're creating a new category of transportation: the Seaglider. These groundbreaking wing-in-ground-effect craft travel just above the water’s surface, combining the speed of an airplane with the low operating costs of a boat.

Capable of 180 miles at 180 mph on today's battery tech (and up to 400 miles with next-gen batteries), Seagliders will unlock fast, affordable, and sustainable coastal transit for passengers and cargo - connecting cities, islands, and communities like never before.

Backed by leading investors and powered by a team of passionate, forward-thinking engineers, builders, and operators, we’re now scaling from a breakthrough prototype to full production - and building the team to make it happen.

Role Overview

REGENT's Seagliders are a new category of vehicle, and getting them from concept to certified product depends on a strong Systems | Certification team. As REGENT's engineering efforts move through their design milestones, this team makes sure the right requirements are written, the right safety assessments are done, and the right evidence is ready when it's needed. As a member of the Systems | Certification team, you'll work hands-on with these processes and the systems engineering evidence that forms the regulatory backbone of REGENT's Seagliders.

You'll learn Jama Connect and REGENT's Engineering Lifecycle Management (RELM) processes from the inside, working with real vehicle requirements, helping draft safety assessment analyses, and contributing to verification artifacts. You'll also own a project that strengthens how the team operates: developing a formal, repeatable milestone review process and, where it makes sense, dashboard tools that give the team clear visibility into what's ready at each review.

This is a process- and systems-focused role, not a craft design role. You won't be running mechanical or electrical calculations or drafting in CAD, but you will be digging into how REGENT structures requirements, safety assessments, and certification evidence, and helping make that structure clear and trustworthy. You'll have real latitude to bring in modern tools, including AI-assisted approaches, and you'll leave with hands-on experience in how a certification program actually runs.

If you're energized by bringing rigor and clarity to something ambitious, and you'd rather help build the system that keeps a certification program honest than just follow one, this is a great place to spend your internship.

What You'll Do

• Join The Systems/Cert Team: As a member of the Systems | Certification team, you'll be working with real vehicle requirements, helping draft safety assessment analyses, and contributing to verification artifacts.
• Learn the Systems Toolchain: You'll dive into Jama Connect, REGENT's requirements management platform, and learn how requirements, safety assessments, and certification artifacts are structured and tracked across design efforts.
• Map The Milestones: You'll study REGENT's Engineering Lifecycle Management (RELM) processes to understand how major design milestones - CoDR, PDR, CDR, and TRR - are structured, then build a clear list of exactly which Jama items need review and sign-off at each one.
• Building a Review Process: You'll design a documented, repeatable process the team can count on for every future design review. This may include drafting review checklists, creating dashboard tools, or developing AI-assisted workflows.
• Ship Something The Team Will Use: By the end of your internship, you'll hand off either a formal process document folded into RELM or a working dashboard tool, built and ready for the team to adopt on day one.

What You'll Bring

• A Self-Starter Mentality: You're comfortable reaching out to engineers across teams, asking questions, and driving your own project forward without needing constant direction.
• Curiosity About Systems Thinking: Familiarity with the Systems Engineering V-Model is a plus, since it underlies how REGENT structures design milestones and reviews.
• An Eye for Good Requirements: Exposure to requirements-writing practices like the INCOSE guidelines will help you quickly make sense of the artifacts you'll be working with in Jama.
• Experience With Requirements Tools: Prior experience with Jama Connect or similar platforms like IBM DOORS or Siemens Polarion is a bonus, though not required to succeed here.
• Interest in Safety Engineering: Basic familiarity with system safety concepts such as MIL-STD-882, ARP4761, FHAs, FMEAs, or FTAs will help you engage directly with the artifacts you'll be reviewing.
• Comfort Building With AI Tools: Experience using AI tools to build workflows or dashboards is a strong plus as you design and prototype your deliverable.

Who We're Looking for

• Collaborative Team Player: You believe that great things happen when teams work together. You communicate effectively and collaborate with engineers, stakeholders, and other cross-functional teams to align on goals and move projects forward. You bring people together, ensuring that everyone is on the same page and moving towards a shared vision.
• Creative Problem Solver: You thrive on tackling complex challenges and finding innovative solutions. Whether you're resolving installation challenges, debugging elusive electrical issues, or adapting on the fly during integration and test, you bring a practical, inventive mindset to every problem. You don't just patch issues - you improve processes, anticipate downstream impacts, and help turn one-off fixes into scalable solutions that raise the bar for future builds.
• Adaptable & Agile: In a fast-paced, ever-evolving startup environment, you quickly adapt to changing priorities and requirements. You approach challenges with a calm, resilient mindset, and know how to pivot and adjust your approach as needed, ensuring that progress continues without missing a beat.
• Innovative Mindset: You’re driven by curiosity and a passion for technology. You’re passionate about driving continuous improvement, embracing new technologies and methodologies to enhance efficiency, quality, and team performance.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Housing Stipend available for those temporarily moving to join our team
• Daily, free catered lunches
• Learning & professional development opportunities
• Meaningful projects that make an impact
• Mentorship & guidance from experienced team members

• If you’re ready to take on an exciting challenge, grow with us, and make a lasting impact, we want to hear from you.
• Even if you don’t meet every requirement, but you see yourself contributing to our mission, we encourage you to apply!
• We value diverse skillsets and experiences and believe in the potential of passionate individuals to make a big impact.