Avionics - Stage Integration & Test Engineer

At Stoke, we believe a thriving space economy will enable a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we’re building Nova, our fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle. Designed for daily flight, Nova tackles the core challenges of space transportation by reducing cost, increasing availability, and improving reliability. By radically lowering launch costs and increasing flight cadence, we’re helping create a truly scalable space industry.

Our team is mission-driven, collaborative, and empowered to take ownership of their work. If you want to work alongside some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth, we’d love to have you join us.

The avionics system is the backbone of highly reusable, operable, and reliable space systems. As the Avionics - Stage Integration and Test Engineer at an early-stage start-up, you will be responsible for the architecture, integration, test, and launch of avionics flight hardware on the launch vehicle. This will require a diverse understanding of mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces necessary to integrate and operate the launch vehicle. You will work closely with the design, manufacturing, test site, and lauch site teams to define integration, electrical checkout, and pre-flight operations sequences that will culminate in the first launch of the NOVA rocket. You will seek out state-of-the-art solutions to difficult problems and you will assist in the definition of company standards for avionics integration and test. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly.

Responsibilities

• Own integrated avionics systems all the way from design, development, manufacturing, test, and flight

• Develop system and harness schematics, equipment lists, integration and test plans for the complete stage and engine avionics system in partnership with peer teams (component owners, software, fluids, structures, etc.)

• Facilitate/utilize hardware-in-the-loop test solutions to validate vehicle designs and develop continuous integration test objectives

• Develop a thorough understanding of mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces necessary to integrate and operate the launch vehicle

• Own system-level integration schedules – providing component and system level delivery targets, outward reporting, etc.

• Troubleshoot electrical hardware issues on vehicle, and coordinate with component owners to drive corrective actions and design changes

• Develop day of flight procedures and sequences for battery charging, avionics health checking, and vehicle launch and recovery

• Support integrated stage and hot fire testing at our Moses Lake, WA Test site and onsite at Cape Canaveral

• Serve as on-console avionics support for stage-level tests, launch and recovery operations