Senior/Principal Components Engineer (Valves & Actuators)

The role

You will define, design, manufacture, test, and qualify various valve designs for stages and engines. You will be the owner of the entire process for your designs for the Nova launch vehicle.

What you will do

• Collect design requirements from multidisciplinary teams to create concepts for valves and actuators
• Design components for the Nova launch vehicle using Siemens NX CAD software
• Perform structural analysis using hand calcs and FEA software
• Perform fluids analysis using hand calcs and CFD software
• Create manufacturing planning for building components in a high-rate production environment
• Be involved in valve and actuator builds on the production floor
• Create procedures and execute testing including acceptance, development, and qualification
• Coordinate directly with suppliers to procure parts
• Incorporate design for manufacturing best practices into designs
• Work with vehicle fluids, engines, and GNC teams to develop CONOPs and troubleshoot hardware issues

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or similar
• 5+ years of experience in design, build, and testing of valves for aerospace or industrial applications
• Hands on experience performing fabrication and assembly of components
• Exceptional command of fundamentals, including compressible flow, thermodynamics, structures, control systems, cryogenics, and instrumentation
• Understanding of revision-controlled P&ID’s
• Understanding of aerospace standard fasteners, seals, tubing, fittings, and commercial off the shelf hardware
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Nice to have

• Proficiency with instrumentation including pressure transducers, thermocouples, load cells, accelerometers, and flow meters
• Proficiency with fluid analysis tools (Siemens AMESim, REFPROP, Excel, Matlab, or equivalent)
• Proficiency in GD&T, tolerance stackups, and material selection
• Extensive experience with CAD tools and configuration management (Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred)

Benefits

• Equity in the form of stock options
• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 4 weeks’ Paid Time Off
• 11 days of holidays including an end-of-year closure
• Paid Family/Parental Leave
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
• Dog friendly offices

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (i.e., current Green Card holder), or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)
• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks
• Must be able to prove identity and authorization to work in the U.S.
• Employment may be conditioned on legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials
• Stoke Space uses E-Verify to confirm identity and employment eligibility

About the company

Stoke is building Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle designed for daily flight. The team is mission-driven, collaborative, and empowered to take ownership of their work.