Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

REGENT is scaling its innovative Seaglider vehicle from prototype to full production. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer you will own manufacturing execution and process development across fabrication, assembly, finishing, and structural joining, ensuring cost, rate, and quality targets are met.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day production output across fabrication, assembly and finishing, accountable for schedule, yield, rework and process stability.
• Define and industrialise standard work, process flows, work instructions, control plans and PFMEAs to turn craft‑level builds into a repeatable production system.
• Partner with Advanced Engineering during PDR and CDR to influence part segmentation, material and process selection, and assembly strategy.
• Integrate tooling, facilities and automation, working with tooling teams on equipment and material flow requirements.
• Develop technician capability through training paths, visual instructions, certification and 5S practices.
• Drive continuous improvement by measuring baseline performance, implementing changes and proving gains.

Required profile

• Strong, hands‑on depth in manufacturing with experience across fabrication, assembly and finishing of structural parts.
• Proven track record scaling from prototype to low‑rate production, improving yield, cycle time or process stability.
• Ability to influence design decisions with data and manufacturability concerns during early design reviews.

Required skills

• CNC machines
• Presses
• Forming systems
• Process Flow Development
• Work Instruction Creation
• Control Plan Development
• PFMEA
• Automation and Robotics integration

What we offer

• Competitive compensation with equity incentives
• 100% covered health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous flexible time off and paid parental leave
• Relocation assistance
• Free daily catered lunches and professional development opportunities