Flight System Safety Responsible Engineer

Stoke Space • Kent, WA

13h

About The Position

Stoke is building Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle designed for daily flight. The Flight Safety System is fundamental to maintaining public safety. In this multidisciplinary role, you will be responsible for the Flight Termination System, including its design, testing, certification, and operation. The role involves integrating complex systems with rocket hardware and safety regulations, defining and performing qualification and verification activities, and coordinating with test and operations teams. The successful candidate is organized, communicates well, identifies and solves integration problems, and can work independently, move quickly, and learn on the fly.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or a similar field.
• At least 2 years of experience in an engineering role on a complex product requiring high performance, high reliability, and a rapid development process.
• Exceptional command of the fundamentals of flight dynamics and statistics.
• Familiarity with the fundamentals of mechanical design and component testing.
• Experience with simulation and modeling of physical systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead and follow.
• Familiarity with the engineering disciplines involved in a flight termination system, including electrical engineering, software engineering, and environmental testing; well versed in at least one of these disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with flight safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Design aspects of the Flight Termination System and define how it interfaces with rocket hardware and safety regulations.
• Integrate Flight Termination System components into the launch vehicle and perform associated integrated testing from production through launch.
• Define environmental test requirements and plans, and execute tests to qualify Flight Termination System components in collaboration with test engineers and vendors.
• Define verification methods, collect verification evidence, and document verification of tailored RCC319 and RCC324 requirements for appropriate government entities.
• Partner with integrated test operations for Flight Termination System components and maintain tight configuration management.
• Host the System Readiness Review to demonstrate readiness.

Benefits

• Stock options for all full-time employees.
• Comprehensive benefits program, including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Four weeks of paid time off.
• 11 holidays, including an end-of-year closure.
• Paid parental leave.
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend, depending on location.
• Dog-friendly offices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level