Avionics - Environmental Test Lab Lead

At Stoke, we believe that a thriving space economy leads to a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we are building our fully and rapidly reusable vehicle, Nova. It is designed to fly daily and solve the core challenges of space transportation – it reduces cost, increases availability, and enhances reliability. By radically lowering the cost and increasing the cadence of launch, we’re able to create a truly scalable space industry.

Our team is mission-driven, collaborative, and empowered with ownership of their work. If you want to work with some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth, come join us.

Reusable launch systems are the key to seamlessly connecting Earth and space. Well-made electronics will make or break a mission. As the first Test Engineer in a growing Avionics Production team, you will be responsible for ensuring all products meet their requirements before integration with the vehicle, as well as laying the groundwork for the team to grow into future needs.

You will be a leader, helping development teams understand their products as well as performing the final verification for hardware that is going to space– your feedback will be invaluable as we create a functioning space economy.

• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot vibration tables, thermal chambers, and thermal vacuum chambers
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade instrumentation and control systems for various test applications, including avionics as well as other disciplines
• Populate and manage the testing schedule according to company priorities
• Optimize, measure, and improve test throughput, including managing new capital purchases as required
• Ensure testing is being conducted safely at all times
• Execute detailed test plans, procedures, and campaigns required to validate development and flight hardware, and provide actionable feedback
• Train personnel on the required processes and operations of complex test systems
• As part of a small team, you will also perform everyday tasks to keep the site running (shipping and receiving, administrative tasks, etc.)

• Excellent command of engineering fundamentals
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or electrical engineering, or equivalent
• 1+ years of experience working on mechanical, fluid, or electrical systems (internships and project teams qualify)
• Able to stoop, bend, crawl, and lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Passion for building something with high quality, willing to attend work with a positive and humble attitude, and willing to take ownership of large and small tasks to help the team be successful
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead
• Ability to follow
• Willing to work off-shift, extended hours, and weekends when necessary
• Willing to relocate to Seattle, WA
• Able to start working full-time on or before February 2025

• Experience in a test focused role
• Experienced in Lean Manufacturing (Green Belt preferred)
• Experience writing and operating test procedures
• Experience with data acquisition and control systems
• Experience working with complex mechanical and/or electrical systems and the ability to read drawings and system schematics
• Experience building data acquisition systems
• Experience reading and creating P&IDs
• Deep understanding of Aerospace standard practices for electronics including FOD control, ESD control, and configuration and non-conformance control tracking
• Basic command line interactions or coding (Python)

• Equity – We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future, we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular, full-time employees.
• Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 4 weeks’ Paid Time Off
• Holidays – 10 days (including an end-of-year closure)
• Paid Family/Parental Leave
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
• Dog friendly offices!

Target Levels:

• Level 1 Range: $91,000 - $114,900
• Level 2 Range: $104,500 - $141,400

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