Senior Fluids Engineer Verified today
About Nova
Stoke is building Nova, a fully reusable launch vehicle designed for daily flight. By reducing launch costs and increasing flight cadence, Nova tackles the core challenges of space transportation.
The Role
As Senior Fluids Engineer on the Stage Fluids team, you will define, design, manufacture, and test fluids systems across the rocket. You own the entire process: from early concepting and architecture trades, through CAD modelling and analysis, to procurement and vehicle integration. You will work in a small, well-supported team with access to resources needed to move fast and learn continuously.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect design requirements from multidisciplinary teams and create fluids system concepts
- Lead architecture trades for major fluids systems and transform decisions into hardware
- Develop fluids system concept of operations for ground, flight, and recovery phases
- Perform gas and liquid fluids system sizing analysis (incompressible and compressible flow)
- Design and analyze tubing, manifold, and mounting systems; ensure structural capability for vehicle load cases
- Create CAD models and drawings
- Coordinate directly with suppliers to procure parts
- Coordinate and execute manufacturing and integration of fluids systems
- Incorporate design for manufacturing best practices to improve production efficiency
- Coordinate and execute development and qualification testing
- Define and manage schedule and budget for your fluids systems
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or similar
- 4+ years of experience in design, build, and/or testing of rocket fluids systems, rocket engines, and valves
- 1+ years of experience leading a technical project
- Exceptional command of fundamentals: compressible flow, thermodynamics, structures, control systems, cryogenics, and instrumentation
- Strong knowledge of data analysis and data processing
- Extensive experience with CAD tools and configuration management (Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred)
- Proficiency with revision-controlled P&IDs
- Proficiency with aerospace standard fasteners, seals, tubing, fittings, and commercial off the shelf hardware
- Proficiency with instrumentation: pressure transducers, thermocouples, accelerometers, and flow meters
- Proficiency with fluid analysis tools (Siemens AMESim, Thermal Desktop, Python, EES, REFPROP, Excel, Matlab, or equivalent)
- Proficiency in GD&T, tolerance stackups, and material selection
- Hands-on experience fabricating and assembling components
- Excellent written and verbal communication
Compensation and Benefits
Target salary ranges (role level dependent):
- Level 3: $129,150 - $193,620
- Level 4: $151,305 - $252,105
- Level 5: $176,505 - $327,810
Actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.
Benefits include equity (stock options), subsidized medical/dental/vision insurance, company-paid life and disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, 4 weeks paid time off, 10 paid holidays (including end-of-year closure), paid family/parental leave, on-site gym or monthly wellness stipend, and dog-friendly offices.
Requirements
To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
Employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of reference and background checks and proof of identity and authorization to work in the U.S. Stoke Space uses E-Verify.