Jobs at Stoke Space

Design, integrate, test, certify, and operate flight termination system components for a reusable launch vehicle. Define environmental test requirements, verification methods, and compliance evidence for RCC319 and RCC324 requirements. Coordinate with engineering, test, operations, vendors, and government entities; manage configuration and host system readiness reviews. The role requires strong flight dynamics, statistics, simulation, component testing, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Own spacecraft mechanical and structural hardware from concept through flight. Design and analyze structures, mechanisms, fluid and avionics packaging, thermal hardware, and launch-vehicle interfaces. Create CAD models and manufacturing drawings, perform structural and thermal analysis, work with manufacturing teams, manage suppliers, troubleshoot failures, conduct environmental testing, and drive improvements in reliability, cost, and manufacturability.

Lead spacecraft system architecture from customer and business objectives through concept development, requirements, design, build, testing, launch, and on-orbit operations. Perform cross-disciplinary trades, define interfaces and margins, select partners, manage technical risks, and support schedule and budget through first flight. Serve as the technical interface for customers and partners while helping grow the engineering team and evolving product architecture based on test and flight lessons.

Leads mission design for spacecraft and on-orbit mobility products across LEO, MEO, GEO, cislunar, and lunar regimes. Designs and optimizes trajectories, develops delta-v and propulsion trades, defines spacecraft and GNC requirements, and provides thermal, radiation, aerothermal, power, eclipse, and communications analyses. Owns mission-analysis tools, flight-safety and conjunction assessments, regulatory analysis, and verification of flight-system performance. Helps grow the mission design team.

The HR Business Partner advises leaders on people strategy, employee relations, performance management, organizational design, workforce planning, compensation, talent development, and organizational change. The role partners across HR and Recruiting to implement scalable programs, uses people data to identify trends, and provides hands-on coaching and support in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Own full-cycle recruiting from sourcing through onboarding for technical and other roles. Partner with hiring managers, develop recruiting strategies, build candidate pipelines, coordinate interviews, manage offers, maintain ATS data, deliver strong candidate experiences, support employer branding, and improve recruiting processes and tools. The role is onsite in Kent, Washington, and requires compliance with ITAR export-control eligibility requirements.

Sources and engages passive candidates for challenging engineering and leadership roles. Develops creative, data-driven sourcing strategies, conducts talent market research, builds qualified pipelines, crafts personalized outreach, tracks sourcing performance, and partners with recruiters and hiring managers to refine candidate profiles and ensure effective recruiting handoffs.

Provides executive support to the General Manager and leadership team by managing calendars, travel, meetings, events, communications, workplace logistics, and follow-through. Coordinates visitors, vendors, supplies, onboarding, and office needs while handling sensitive information with discretion. Owns administrative and operational projects, builds repeatable processes, identifies coordination gaps, and helps leaders prioritize competing demands in a fast-moving startup environment.

Own the payload fairing jettison system from requirements and dynamics analysis through design, testing, vehicle integration, flight operations, refurbishment, and reuse. Design and qualify pneumatics, actuators, and mechanisms; create CAD and manufacturing drawings; conduct structural and clearance analyses; troubleshoot failures; lead design reviews and integrated tests; and develop next-generation reusable separation systems.

Design and improve Boltline, a complex aerospace manufacturing software platform. Partner with product, engineering, testing, and end users to define requirements, own features from problem framing through implementation, create polished Figma designs, conduct usability research, and expand the design system. The role requires translating ambiguous technical problems into scalable, intuitive experiences for internal teams and B2B customers.

Own and maintain software configurations for rocket test stands and ground systems at an active aerospace test site. Support test operations, troubleshoot software and connectivity issues, identify recurring problems, develop permanent fixes, and build tools, runbooks, and documentation. Collaborate with vehicle software teams and site operators to improve test cadence, reliability, deployment, and verification processes.

Own the full post-sale customer experience, including onboarding, implementation, project delivery, support, account growth, adoption, business reviews, escalations, and customer advocacy. Serve as a trusted advisor on design-to-manufacturing workflows and PLM, MES, and ERP systems while collaborating with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Support. The role requires managing multiple customer projects and traveling extensively for implementations, training, and meetings.

Lead complex integrations between Boltline and customer ERP, PLM, and PDM systems. Define data mappings, API contracts, synchronization logic, and implementation plans; manage timelines, dependencies, risks, documentation, and customer relationships. Serve as the technical contact for customer IT teams and partners, coordinate engineering and product stakeholders, troubleshoot integration data issues, and develop lightweight scripts. The role requires strong technical program management, communication, and stakeholder leadership in a compliance-sensitive environment.

Commercial Counsel will manage the full lifecycle of commercial contracts, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and execution. The role develops contracting templates, playbooks, approval processes, and automation; advises on key contractual provisions; collaborates with business, engineering, finance, IT, security, and executive teams; and supports broader corporate and operational legal matters in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Manage accurate bi-weekly, multi-state payroll through Rippling, including tax support, reconciliations, compliance, employee inquiries, leave adjustments, and audit documentation. Support accounts payable through vendor maintenance and transaction review, and accounts receivable through invoicing, collections, reconciliations, and discrepancy resolution. Assist with month-end close, internal controls, process documentation, and broader accounting projects while handling confidential financial and employee information.

Own structural integrity for Nova launch vehicle modules or subsystems. Lead structural analysis across engineers, translate requirements, develop models and load cases, support testing and validation, close materials and loads database gaps, review stress work, identify risks, and mentor engineers. The role focuses on reusable aerospace structures, launch vehicles, propulsion systems, and structural mechanics.

Develop and lead system safety and reliability analyses for a reusable launch vehicle, including FHA, FMECA, FTA, and HAZOP. Integrate analyses across vehicle stages and subsystems, quantify failure probabilities, identify system-level reliability improvements, manage interdisciplinary design risks, and communicate findings to engineers, the FAA, Space Force, and launch customers.

Develop guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for reusable launch vehicles and spacecraft across launch, orbit, reentry, and landing. Build and validate vehicle and environment models, conduct simulation and Monte Carlo analyses, perform rigorous verification and testing, document regulatory evidence, and oversee customer trajectory designs through flight operations. Collaborate with hardware teams on control devices and system interfaces while owning GNC capabilities throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

Develop system architectures and requirements for future reusable launch vehicle iterations. Translate customer and business objectives into technical concepts, ConOps, functional capabilities, and product breakdowns. Conduct first-order analyses and trade studies across engineering disciplines to estimate performance, mass, power, cost, and reliability. Support architectures through design, integration, testing, and flight operations while identifying and mitigating lifecycle risks.

Develop flight safety simulation models for Nova launch, reentry, and landing operations. Model vehicle failures, breakup debris, debris trajectories, and expected casualties using Monte Carlo analysis and population data. Partner with reliability and system safety engineers to demonstrate compliance with public and range safety requirements, and communicate results to the FAA, Space Force, customers, and leadership.