Senior Fluids Engineer Verified today
About the role
Stoke's Stage Fluids team develops reusable LNG/LOX first stage and LH2/LOX second stage systems for Nova, our fully reusable launch vehicle. As a Senior Fluids Engineer, you own the entire process for your designs: early concepting and architecture trades, CAD modelling and analysis, supplier procurement, and vehicle integration. You'll have access to resources and support to move fast, self-direct, and expand your skills rapidly.
Responsibilities
- Collect design requirements from multidisciplinary teams and create concepts for fluids systems
- 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 under 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
Qualifications
- 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
Base salary ranges by level:
- Level 3: $129,150-$193,620
- Level 4: $151,305-$252,105
- Level 5: $176,505-$327,810
Actual level and salary decided per candidate 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 holidays, paid family/parental leave, on-site gym or wellness stipend, and dog-friendly offices.
ITAR requirements
To comply with U.S. space technology export regulations including ITAR, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Employment requires satisfactory reference and background checks, proof of identity and work authorization, I-9 verification, and legal authorization to access export-controlled materials.