System Architect: Space Launch & ConOps Leader

STOKE; Kent (WA); Presencial; USD 161.000 - 252.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity

Benefits package

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

On-site gym

Dog-friendly

Descripción de la vacante

Stoke Space is seeking a System Architect to join a small, agile team focused on architecture concepts for the Nova launch system. Translate customer objectives into feasible technical concepts, perform first-order analyses, and develop assumptions across disciplines to estimate mass, power, cost, and performance.

You will collaborate with product teams to implement concepts in hardware, learn from testing and flight operations, and drive architecture improvements across the lifecycle.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar field.
• 10+ years in an engineering role on a complex, high-performance product.
• Fundamentals in aerospace structures, mechanisms, propulsion, avionics, software, or flight dynamics.
• Ability to perform first-order analyses across disciplines.
• Ability to move quickly and make decisions under uncertainty.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead and follow.

Responsabilidades

• Listen to customer input and business goals to develop system architecture and ConOps.
• Define system requirements, product breakdown, and lower-level decomposition.
• Perform first-order analysis and generate estimations with limited information.
• Define reliability and performance margin approaches across the lifecycle.
• Support architecture through design, integration, tests, and operations.
• Provide cross-system technical insight to mitigate risks.

Conocimientos

Aerospace fundamentals

Systems engineering

First-order analysis

Uncertainty decision-making

Technical communication

Leadership

Educación

Bachelor's in aerospace

Master’s degree

PhD in aerospace

Descripción del empleo

Stoke Space is seeking a System Architect to join a small, agile team focused on architecture concepts for the Nova launch system. Translate customer objectives into feasible technical concepts, perform first-order analyses, and develop assumptions across disciplines to estimate mass, power, cost, and performance.

You will collaborate with product teams to implement concepts in hardware, learn from testing and flight operations, and drive architecture improvements across the lifecycle.