System Safety & Reliability Engineer for Space Launch

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits package (health)

Life and disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Dog-friendly offices

Job summary

Stoke Space in Kent, WA is seeking a Design Reliability Engineer focused on system safety for the Nova launch system. You will define processes and tools to perform FHA, FMECA, FTA, and HAZOP analyses and collaborate with engineers across the Nova program.

You will lead safety analyses, model reliability, and communicate results to FAA, Space Force, and customers while working with cross-disciplinary teams to improve overall system reliability and reduce risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar field.
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering role on a complex product requiring high performance and reliability.
• Exceptional command of fundamentals of system safety.
• Proficiency working with interdisciplinary technical teams.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead and follow.

Responsibilities

• Develop processes, tools, and templates for performing FHA, FMECA, FTA, and HAZOP analyses
• Lead the overall effort for system safety analyses for the Nova team, and partner with responsible engineers across the system to complete analyses for their products
• Identify problems and propose solutions to improve Nova launch system reliability, including novel solutions that go beyond simple component-level fault tolerance but improve system-level reliability without adding design complexity
• Estimate component-level quantitative reliability and determine overall probability of various vehicle functional failure modes using the outputs of the FTA and FMECA
• Communicate analysis results, discuss feedback, and refine analysis approaches with external entities including FAA, Space Force, launch service customers, and others
• Partner with other Design Reliability Engineers and the Nova product development teams to facilitate communication between teams, negotiate interfaces, and identify and manage interdisciplinary design risks

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comm.,

Attention to detail

Leadership ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar field

Master’s degree or PhD in aerospace engineering or similar field

Job description

Stoke Space in Kent, WA is seeking a Design Reliability Engineer focused on system safety for the Nova launch system. You will define processes and tools to perform FHA, FMECA, FTA, and HAZOP analyses and collaborate with engineers across the Nova program.

You will lead safety analyses, model reliability, and communicate results to FAA, Space Force, and customers while working with cross-disciplinary teams to improve overall system reliability and reduce risk.