Mission Design Lead — Trajectory Architect, Equity Options

Stoke Space; Kent (WA); In loco; USD 151.000 - 393.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Equity - stock options for regular, FT

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with employer match

Holidays - 10 days

On-site gym or wellness stipend

Dog friendly offices

Descrizione del lavoro

Stoke Space seeks a Mission Design Lead to own trajectories across LEO through cislunar space, translating requirements into delta-v budgets, propulsion sizing and timelines for Nova's evolving products.

You will build in-house trajectory tools using Python, MATLAB or C++, integrating with industry packages, and coordinate with propulsion, GNC and software teams to ensure robust mission execution across multiple regimes.

Competenze

• Master's or PhD in aerospace engineering, astrodynamics, applied mathematics or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of mission design or flight dynamics experience, including at least one spacecraft mission flown as mission design or flight dynamics lead.
• Deep command of orbital mechanics and trajectory optimization across multiple regimes (LEO through cislunar), including low-thrust and multi-burn problems.
• Writes their own tools: Python, MATLAB, C++ or similar, plus at least one industry mission-design package (GMAT, Copernicus, FreeFlyer, STK or POST2).
• Working knowledge of how trajectory choices drive thermal, power, radiation and aerothermal environments, and of GNC and navigation fundamentals.
• Demonstrated ability to make rapid, well-reasoned trades with incomplete information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead and to follow.

Mansioni

• Design, optimize and compare trajectories and mission profiles across LEO, MEO, GEO, cislunar and lunar regimes for the group's products.
• Map vehicle capability to mission capability and back: delta-v budgets, propellant and timeline trades across chemical, electric and multi-mode propulsion, and the mission-class definitions that drive vehicle requirements.
• Provide trajectory-derived inputs to other studies: thermal and radiation environments, aerothermal loads for atmospheric flight phases, eclipse and power profiles, ground-contact and communication geometry.
• Build and maintain the organization's trajectory and mission-analysis tooling (own code plus industry packages such as GMAT, Copernicus, FreeFlyer, STK or POST2).
• Define GNC and flight-dynamics requirements that flow from the mission design, and verify the flight system, in-house or partner-provided, performs against them.
• Own flight-safety, conjunction-assessment and regulatory analysis for maneuvering missions.
• Help grow the mission design team as the products mature.

Conoscenze

Rapid decision making

Excellent communication

Leadership

Formazione

Master's or PhD in aerospace engineering or related field

Strumenti

GMAT

Copernicus

FreeFlyer

STK

POST2

Descrizione del lavoro

Stoke Space seeks a Mission Design Lead to own trajectories across LEO through cislunar space, translating requirements into delta-v budgets, propulsion sizing and timelines for Nova's evolving products.

You will build in-house trajectory tools using Python, MATLAB or C++, integrating with industry packages, and coordinate with propulsion, GNC and software teams to ensure robust mission execution across multiple regimes.