Regent
All-electric seagliders for fast, affordable regional transportation
Company facts
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 40
- Headquarters
- United States
- Type
- Private
About
REGENT is building a new mode of transportation that will redefine regional mobility by 2026. Their first product, the seaglider, is an all-electric, hydrofoiling flying-boat that operates within a wingspan of the water's surface. By flying low on a cushion of air, seagliders unlock the ability to fly twice as far as an electric aircraft, while being regulated by maritime authorities enabling market entry for a fraction of the cost. REGENT has de-risked seaglider technology with a ¼-scale flying demonstration vehicle. By this summer, REGENT will fly humans on the 15,000 lb (7000kg) first full-scale prototype seaglider, which will be the largest electric-flying machine in history. By late 2026, REGENT’s customers - airlines and ferry companies – will begin commercial seaglider service on the 12-seat initial product. A 100 passenger version, already with firm orders, will follow several years later. In just four years, REGENT has accumulated >$10B in pre-orders (including firm deposits) from airlines and ferry companies around the world. Currently a team of 100, REGENT is led by MIT-trained, ex-Boeing engineers Billy Thalheimer and Mike Klinker. REGENT has raised over $100M to date from the likes of Founders Fund, Japan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Lockheed Martin, and is on contract with the US Marine Corps.
Open positions
Director, Defense Mission Integration
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…
Legal Counsel, Media & Technology
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Payroll Coordinator (Part-time)
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Director, M&A and Portfolio Improvement
Senior M&A leader at a private equity firm driving distressed-asset acquisitions, financial modeling, and post-close turnarounds across retail, ecommerce, media, and manufacturing.
Senior Server Operations Admin
Senior Server Operations Admin at Regent (Avon) responsible for deploying, optimizing, and managing Windows and Unix (Linux, AIX) server environments across manufacturing, retail, and direct selling operations. Works with VMware, Nutanix, Active Directory, and hybrid cloud (VMC on AWS) to ensure secure, resilient, and compliant infrastructure.
Director, Tax
Overview Regent is a global private holding company focused on acquiring businesses and realizing exponential growth through operational improvements and strategic capital deployment. Since its inception, Regent has…
Legal Counsel, Litigation
Overview Regent is a global private holding company focused on acquiring businesses and realizing exponential growth through operational improvements and strategic capital deployment. Since its inception, Regent has…
Senior Vehicle Test Engineer
REGENT is hiring a Senior Vehicle Test Engineer to plan and execute sea and air test campaigns for its foiling wing-in-ground-effect Seagliders. Day to day, they build phased test plans and safety reviews, coordinate test readiness, and analyze telemetry to mature prototypes toward certification.
Senior Manager, Structures
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…
Director, Hardware Engineering
Leads hardware engineering team (30+ engineers) for a coastal transport startup developing Seaglider wing-in-ground-effect craft, scaling from prototype to production while strengthening leadership, processes, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure certification and delivery readiness.
Manager, Flight Controls & GNC
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…
Senior Systems Engineer
A hands-on Senior Systems Engineer role on REGENT's Certification team, owning requirements, traceability, and safety analyses (FHA, FTA, FMECA) for the hardest systems on the Viceroy Seaglider. The person drives verification and certification readiness in a requirements management tool while reviewing teammates' artifacts and improving team practices.
Seaglider Test Operator
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…
Manager, Loads & Dynamics
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…
Software Engineer II, Sensor Fusion & Autonomy
REGENT is hiring a Software Engineer II to build perception, sensor-fusion, and state-estimation software for its Seaglider wing-in-ground-effect craft, integrating sonar, radar, EO/IR, and IMU sensors for autonomy. The role spans rapid prototyping through certified production avionics, using Python and C/C++ with simulation and sea-trial validation.