Avionics Senior Mechanical Engineer

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.

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.

• Design, manufacture, and test packaging for flight avionics, electronics, and electro‑mechanical actuators
• Design, manufacture, analyze, and integrate launch vehicle harness routing and secondary structure; ensure these systems are structurally capable of surviving vehicle load cases. Create CAD models and drawings
• Perform thermal, structural, and tolerance analysis for electro‑mechanical assemblies using both hand calculations and FEA
• 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 the launch target

• B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 3+ years of experience with mechanical or electromechanical design and analysis (internships and significant student project experience qualify)

• 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 components
• 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

• Equity – 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 2 Range: $109,725 – $148,470
• Level 3 Range: $129,150 – $193,620
• Level 4 Range: $151,305 – $252,105
• Level 5 Range: $176,505 – $327,810

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…