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STOKE Space Technologies

Avionics - Mechanical Engineer

STOKE Space Technologies, Kent, Washington, us, 98089

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Description A thriving economy in space is needed to make life on Earth more vibrant, sustainable, and equitable. Space technology will enable global access to information, solutions to climate change, answers to global food security, products that transform healthcare, clean energy production, and more. Today, rocket launch options are slow, expensive, and unreliable. Stoke is building the world’s most efficient fully and rapidly reusable rocket designed to fly daily that will radically increase access to space and open up the space economy to safeguard our precious home, Earth.

Description The avionics system is the backbone of highly reusable, operable, and reliable space systems. As an Avionics Mechanical Engineer at an early‑stage start‑up you will be responsible for developing mechanical solutions for component packaging and launch vehicle integration of flight avionics hardware. You will work closely with the avionics development, structures, and production teams to design and implement those solutions, and continuously iterate to improve your designs. You will seek out state‑of‑the‑art solutions to difficult problems and you will assist in the definition of company standards for avionics development. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self‑direct, and learn on the fly.

Responsibilities

Design, manufacture, and test packaging for flight avionics electronics and electro‑mechanical actuators

Design, manufacture, and integrate secondary structures used to integrate avionics components and harnessing on flight vehicle

Perform thermal, structural, and tolerance analysis for electro‑mechanical assemblies using both hand calculations and finite element analysis

Develop mechanical design, 3D modeling, creation of production drawings and maintenance of design data

Failure analysis of components as it relates to thermal, loads, vibration and shock

Interface with machine shops and production teams to integrate design for manufacturing best practices and produce hardware needed for qualification and flight

Own the hardware delivery timeline and success through inception, design, assembly, test, and integration

Lead design reviews both internally and externally

Drive continuous improvement efforts to increase throughput and reduce cost to meet launch target

Qualifications

B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

1+ years of experience with mechanical or electromechanical design and analysis (internships and significant student project experience qualify)

Preferred Qualifications

Self‑motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills

Experience with CAD and FEA software packages including NX and Ansys

Experience designing electronics component packaging for extreme environments

Experience with harness routing

Strong understanding of manufacturing processes including machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication

Exposure to high volume production designs with a focus on design for manufacturability

Exposure to designing for high vibration environments

Ability to perform thermal analysis for avionics comp

Experience with fatigue and thermal testing of electro‑mechanical assemblies

Solid understanding and application of GD&T

Experience working with PCB designers and exposure to PCB layout

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Rigorous attention to detail

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Flexible scheduling

Equity

Compensation Target Levels:

Leve 1 Range: $91,000 - $114,900

Leve 2 Range: $104,500 - $141,400

Leve 3 Range: $123,000 - $184,400

Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and we make decisions about the right fit on a per‑candidate basis.

Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race, citizenship, immigration status, or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices, including hiring.

Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and backgroundchecks, and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements, and, therefore, they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I‑9 at the start of employment and re‑verify authorization to work periodically.

Separate from this I‑9 process, this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to your job.

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