Senior Launch System Architect for Next-Gen Space Vehicle

Stoke Space; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (stock options)

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Holidays – 10 days

On-site gym / wellness stipend

Dog-friendly offices

Job summary

Stoke Space is hiring a System Architect to lead architecture concepts for the Nova launch system. You will translate customer goals into feasible concepts, perform first-order analyses, and develop estimates for mass, power, cost, and performance despite uncertainty.

You will help integrate architecture into hardware and learn lessons from tests and flight ops. You will collaborate with Nova product teams, define requirements, ensure commonality across approaches, and support full lifecycle

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar field.
• 10+ years in engineering on complex, high-performance products.
• Fundamentals in aerospace structures, mechanisms, propulsion, avionics, software, or flight dynamics.
• Ability to perform first-order analyses across disciplines.
• Ability to move quickly and decide under uncertainty.
• Ability to lead and follow.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual system architectures and ConOps meeting customer objectives.
• Define system requirements, product breakdown, and lower-level decompose.
• Perform first-order analyses and estimate performance with limited data.
• Maintain common architectural approaches for reliability and margins.
• Support lifecycle from design through integration and operations.
• Provide cross-system technical insight to mitigate risks.

Skills

Aerospace fundamentals

First-order analysis

Decision-making under uncertainty

Cross-functional collaboration

System-level thinking

Education

Bachelor's in aerospace engineering

Master’s degree or PhD in aerospace engineering

Tools

Analytical tools

Job description

Stoke Space is hiring a System Architect to lead architecture concepts for the Nova launch system. You will translate customer goals into feasible concepts, perform first-order analyses, and develop estimates for mass, power, cost, and performance despite uncertainty.

You will help integrate architecture into hardware and learn lessons from tests and flight ops. You will collaborate with Nova product teams, define requirements, ensure commonality across approaches, and support full lifecycle