Flight System Safety Responsible Engineer

Stoke Space; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Gym stipend

Dog-friendly offices

Job summary

Stoke Space is seeking a Flight Safety Systems Engineer to lead the Flight Termination System (FTS) within the Nova program. The role covers multidisciplinary work across design, test, certification, and operation, requiring strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Ideal candidates have experience across multiple engineering disciplines and a track record of delivering high-reliability systems on rapid development timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar field.
• 2+ years of experience in an engineering role on a complex product with high performance and reliability.
• Strong fundamentals of flight dynamics and statistics.
• Familiarity with mechanical design and component testing.
• Experience with simulation and modeling of physical systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead and follow.

Responsibilities

• Design aspects of the Flight Termination System and its interface with rocket hardware and safety regulations.
• Integrate FTS components into the launch vehicle and perform all testing from production through launch.
• Define environmental test requirements, plans, and execute testing to qualify FTS components with test engineers and vendors.
• Define verification methods, collect verification evidence, and document verification of RCC319 and RCC324 requirements to government entities.
• Partner with test operations related to FTS components and ensure configuration management, hosting System Readiness Review.

Skills

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering

Job description

• Excellent written and verbal communication

At Stoke, we believe a thriving space economy will enable a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we’re building Nova, our fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle. Designed for daily flight, Nova tackles the core challenges of space transportation by reducing cost, increasing availability, and improving reliability. By radically lowering launch costs and increasing flight cadence, we’re helping create a truly scalable space industry.

Our team is mission-driven, collaborative, and empowered to take ownership of their work. If you want to work alongside some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth, we’d love to have you join us.

Description

The Flight Safety System (FSS) is a fundamental system responsible for maintaining public safety. As a Flight Safety Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the Flight Termination System (FTS). This role is a multidisciplinary role, inclusive of design, test, certification, and operation. You should be organized, a good communicator, and excellent at identifying and solving problems related to the integration of complex systems. You should be familiar with all, and well versed in at least one, of the many engineering disciplines which are part of a flight termination system: electrical engineering, software engineering, environmental test. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly.

Key Responsibilities

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

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar field
• 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 fundamentals of flight dynamics and statistics
• Familiarity with fundamentals of mechanical design and component testing
• Experience with simulation and modeling of physical systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to lead and follow

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with flight safety regulations

Benefits

• Equity – We are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to 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
• 4 weeks’ Paid Time Off
• Holidays – 11 days (including an end-of-year closure)
• Paid Parental Leave
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
• Dog friendly offices!

Compensation

Target level (s) for this role.

• Level 2: $109,725 - $148,470
• Level 3: $129,150 - $193,620
• Level 4 $151,305 - $252,105

ITAR Requirements

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. (i.e., current Green Card holder), or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

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, as noted above, 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.

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