Senior Components Engineer (Valves & Actuators)
About The Position
Stoke Space is building Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle designed for daily flight to reduce the cost of space transportation, increase availability, and improve reliability. The Valves and Actuators team designs, develops, tests, and produces in-house and purchased valves and actuators for Nova, including engine flow control valves, large propellant valves, high-pressure gas valves, throttle valve actuators, and engine gimbal TVC actuators. As a Senior Valves and Actuators Engineer, you will define, design, manufacture, test, and qualify valve designs for the vehicle stages and engines, owning the process for your designs. You will work with a small team and collaborate with multidisciplinary groups and suppliers. The role calls for focus, fast execution, self-direction, and the ability to learn on the fly.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a similar field.
- At least 5 years of experience designing, building, and testing valves for aerospace or industrial applications.
- Hands-on experience fabricating and assembling components.
- Exceptional command of fundamentals including compressible flow, thermodynamics, structures, control systems, cryogenics, and instrumentation.
- Understanding of revision-controlled P&IDs.
- Understanding of aerospace standard fasteners, seals, tubing, fittings, and commercial off-the-shelf hardware.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency with instrumentation such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, load cells, accelerometers, and flow meters.
- Proficiency with fluid analysis tools such as 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 are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collect design requirements from multidisciplinary teams and develop concepts for valves and actuators.
- Design components for the Nova launch vehicle and model parts using Siemens NX CAD software.
- Perform structural analysis using hand calculations and FEA software.
- Perform fluids analysis using hand calculations and CFD software.
- Create manufacturing plans for high-rate component production and participate in valve and actuator builds on the production floor.
- Create test procedures and execute acceptance, development, and qualification testing for valves and actuators.
- Coordinate directly with suppliers to procure parts.
- Apply design-for-manufacturing best practices to improve production efficiency.
- Work with vehicle fluids, engine, and GNC teams to develop CONOPs and troubleshoot hardware issues on the vehicle.
Benefits
- Equity in the form of stock options for regular, 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.
- 4 weeks of paid time off.
- 11 holidays, including an end-of-year closure.
- Paid family/parental leave.
- On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend, depending on location.
- Dog-friendly offices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
