Fly--Wire Certification Engineer

Position: Fly-by-Wire Certification Engineer
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 is hiring a Fly-by-Wire Certification Engineer to support Viceroy's fly-by-wire flight control system and serve as the discipline’s primary liaison with REGENT's certifying authorities: the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in support of USCG, and Lloyd's Register (LR) acting on behalf of foreign flag states. The USCG is Viceroy's primary certifying authority within the United States and is expected to defer to the FAA on some aspects of certification, including flight control laws.

You'll help develop and review compliance data, approve findings, and guide Viceroy's fly-by-wire system through certification.

This is a hands-on, high-trust role for someone who already holds a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) credential, or an equivalent from another civil aviation authority, and wants to put it to work on a new, all-electric vehicle program early in its certification life.

What You'll DoGuide certification strategy. Help establish methods of compliance and certification plans for the fly-by-wire flight control system.

Liaise with certifying authorities. Serve as a primary point of contact with the USCG, FAA, and Lloyd's Register on fly-by-wire system and flight control laws compliance.

Develop and approve certification submittals. Help develop and review fly-by-wire compliance data, and approve submittals as REGENT's DER (or equivalent) on the program.

Partner across engineering. Review control law verification and validation data with Systems Engineering, Controls Engineering, and Performance Engineering, and work with sea trials and flight test data supporting certification submittals.

Maintain the compliance record. Keep an audit-ready record of findings, methods of compliance, and supporting data.

Build the practice. Help REGENT establish a durable, in-house fly-by-wire certification capability as Viceroy scales toward entry into service.

What We're Looking For Current FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) in Flight Analyst, Mechanical Systems/Systems and Equipment, or a similar discipline, or an equivalent engineering-representative credential from another civil aviation authority.

Experience in aircraft certification, including direct experience certifying fly-by-wire systems.

Experience approving compliance findings and representing an engineering organization directly with the FAA or another certifying authority.

Working knowledge of Part 23/25/27/29 (or equivalent foreign airworthiness standards) and the means-of-compliance process.

Comfort working across engineering teams and multiple certifying and classification authorities, without formal authority over any of them.

Flying, sailing, or boating experience is a plus.

Who We're Looking For Trusted regulatory voice. You take your authority seriously and communicate clearly with regulators, engineers, and leadership alike.

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