A thriving economy in space is needed to make life on Earth more vibrant, sustainable, and equitable. Space technology will enable global access to information, solutions to climate change, answers to global food security, products that transform healthcare, clean energy production, and more. Today, rocket launch options are slow, expensive, and unreliable. Stoke is building the world’s most efficient fully and rapidly reusable rocket designed to fly daily that will radically increase access to space and open up the space economy to safeguard our precious home, Earth.
Description
Reusable systems are the key to seamlessly connecting Earth and space. As Design Reliability Engineer at Stoke, you will be a key player in the integration of teams and products across all areas of the launch system. You will work closely with engineers from various disciplines through all phases of the product lifecycle. You will facilitate cross-disciplinary action and problem solving. You will work to define requirements and interfaces, challenge or eliminate unnecessary requirements, and track the product’s ability to meet its requirements. You will define processes and tools to standardize engineering processes, improve communication, and achieve a high-quality product at a rapid pace. You must be organized, a good communicator, and excellent at identifying and solving problems related to the integration of complex systems. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly.
Responsibilities
- Develop requirements, design criteria, and verification approaches, and track performance to requirements throughout the development lifecycle
- Facilitate communication between teams, negotiate interfaces, and identify and manage interdisciplinary design risks
- Drive improvements to vehicle design by being closely integrated with hardware teams and providing peer review throughout the design, manufacturing, and test lifecycle
- Set up new engineering processes to improve quality and speed up product development
- Perform engineering analysis to trade and down select competing system architectures
- Develop specialized design and analysis tools for other engineering groups
Qualifications
- 2+ years’ experience in an engineering role on a complex product requiring high performance, well-coordinated interfaces, and a rapid development process
- Proficiency working with interdisciplinary technical teams, including mechanical, electrical, and software engineers
- Command of engineering fundamentals in multiple disciplines (mechanical, propulsion/fluids, electrical, and/or software engineering)
- Attention to detail
- Ability to lead
- Ability to follow
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or similar
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years’ experience working on one or more development projects through the full lifecycle, from concept through operations, on an aerospace or similar high-performance product
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals, with the ability to apply that knowledge in practical ways to a fast-paced development program
- Familiarity with system safety analyses such as Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA) or Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analyses (FMECA)
- Experience with orbital launch vehicle operations
- Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or similar
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- Flexible scheduling
- Equity
Compensation
Target Levels:
- Level 2 Range: $104,500 – $141,400
- Level 3 Range: $123,000 – $184,400
- Level 4 Range: $144,100 – $240,100
Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.
Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Equal Opportunity
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race, citizenship, immigration status, or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices, including hiring.
Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks, and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements, and, therefore, they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and re-verify authorization to work periodically.
Separate from this I-9 process, this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.
