Materials & Process Engineer - Space Lab Lead

Stoke Space; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in stock options for regular, F

Comprehensive medical, dental, and视

Company-paid life and disability

401(k) with employer match

4 weeks’ Paid Time Off

Holidays – 10 days

Paid Family/Parental Leave

On-site gym or wellness stipend

Dog friendly offices

Job summary

Stoke Space in Kent, WA is seeking a Materials & Process Engineer to lead strategy, testing, characterization, and qualification of Stoke's material systems for Nova's fully reusable launch vehicle.

You will collaborate with design, analysis, and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability, producibility, and performance. Build and maintain a materials lab and qualification philosophy, while managing supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in materials science or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of professional materials engineering experience.
• Experience with metals, coatings, powder metallurgy, welding, and heat treatment.
• Proficiency with material characterization techniques and tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the responsible M&P engineer for Stoke's engines, structures, coatings, and adhesives.
• Trade, evaluate, and select appropriate materials for hardware systems, considering performance, cost, and sustainability.
• Design and execute material characterization programs: mechanical testing, environmental exposure, fatigue, and failure data.
• Author, implement, and maintain M&P requirements, material specifications, testing protocols and engineering work standards.
• Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations for material-related anomalies, establishing corrective action processes.
• Evaluate, qualify, and manage material suppliers, including receiving inspection criteria and lot acceptance.
• Define the strategy and qualification philosophy for materials at Stoke.
• Collaborate to create a robust system-level material property database.

Skills

Material selection

Characterization techniques

Failure analysis

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in materials science

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Metallography

Microscopy

Mechanical testing

Job description

Stoke Space in Kent, WA is seeking a Materials & Process Engineer to lead strategy, testing, characterization, and qualification of Stoke's material systems for Nova's fully reusable launch vehicle.

You will collaborate with design, analysis, and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability, producibility, and performance. Build and maintain a materials lab and qualification philosophy, while managing supplier relationships.