Space Vehicle Fluids Design Lead

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

Job summary

Stoke Space seeks a Mechanical Design Manager to lead the stage fluids mechanical design team through conception, development, integration, and test of critical hardware for a fully reusable launcher. You will own technical roadmaps, set design standards, and grow a team focused on reliability and rapid iteration.

Responsibilities include steering designs from concept to vehicle-level operations, developing guides for manufacturing, and mentoring engineers while maintaining rigorous engineering

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in design or a combination of design, build, and test of space vehicle mechanical systems.
• 1+ year of experience leading a team of engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or similar.
• Fundamentals in statics, dynamics, strength of materials, and design for manufacturing.
• Project management experience including developing resource-loaded schedules.
• Hands-on fabrication and assembly of components.
• Proficiency in NX, ANSYS, Python, MATLAB, Excel, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap for stage fluids mechanical design on current and future vehicles.
• Lead the execution of fluids designs from concept through release, build, testing, and vehicle-level operations.
• Create lasting technical standards and guides for space vehicle mechanical design.
• Hire, grow, and mentor a team of mechanical design engineers.
• Provide technical coaching in areas such as structures, fluids, design for manufacturing, and space vehicle design and qualification.
• Maintain a culture of integrity, reliability, and fast iteration.

Skills

Space vehicle design experience

Team leadership

Project management

Fabrication and assembly

Design for manufacturing

Statics, dynamics, materials

Schedule planning (resource-loaded)

Relocation willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

NX

ANSYS

Python

MATLAB

Excel

Job description

Stoke Space seeks a Mechanical Design Manager to lead the stage fluids mechanical design team through conception, development, integration, and test of critical hardware for a fully reusable launcher. You will own technical roadmaps, set design standards, and grow a team focused on reliability and rapid iteration.

Responsibilities include steering designs from concept to vehicle-level operations, developing guides for manufacturing, and mentoring engineers while maintaining rigorous engineering