System Architect
Stoke Space is seeking a System Architect to join their team in Kent, Washington. This role involves developing architecture concepts and system requirements for future iterations of the Nova launch system, a fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle designed for daily flight. The System Architect will translate customer objectives and business goals into feasible technical concepts, perform analyses to evaluate these concepts, and collaborate with product development teams to implement them into hardware. The position requires a proactive, self-directed individual capable of learning quickly in a fast-paced environment.
Key responsibilities include developing conceptual system architecture and functional capabilities that meet customer and business objectives, defining system requirements and decomposing them to lower-level products, performing first-order analysis to validate assumptions and estimate system performance, defining system-level approaches to reliability and performance margin management, and supporting products through the full lifecycle, including design, integration, testing, and operations. The System Architect will also provide cross-system technical insight to identify and mitigate risks during the product lifecycle.
Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or a related field, with over 10 years of experience in an engineering role on complex products requiring high performance and reliability. Exceptional command of fundamentals in aerospace structures, mechanisms, propulsion systems, avionics, software, or flight dynamics is essential. The role demands the ability to perform first-order analysis across various disciplines, make decisions in uncertain environments, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Leadership capabilities are also important.
Compensation for this role is structured in target levels: Level 3 ($129,150 - $193,620), Level 4 ($151,305 - $252,105), and Level 5 ($176,505 - $327,810). Actual levels and base salaries will be determined based on the candidate's experience and skill level. Benefits include equity in the form of stock options, subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance, company-paid life and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer match, 4 weeks of paid time off, 10 holidays (including an end-of-year closure), paid parental leave, and on-site gym access or a monthly wellness stipend. The office is dog-friendly.
Stoke Space fosters a mission-driven, collaborative team environment where employees are empowered to take ownership of their work. The company is dedicated to creating a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future through the development of innovative space transportation solutions. Joining Stoke offers the opportunity to work alongside dedicated and talented individuals committed to advancing the space industry.