Senior Valves & Actuators Engineer Verified today
About the role
Stoke's Valves and Actuators team designs, develops, tests and produces valve and actuator components for Nova, our fully reusable launch vehicle. You will be responsible for the entire lifecycle of valve designs for both stages and engines: defining requirements, designing components, manufacturing planning, testing, and qualification.
Our components serve critical applications including engine flow control valves, large propellant valves, high-pressure gas valves, throttle valve actuators, and engine gimbal TVC actuators. You will work as the owner of your designs, supported by a small, well-resourced team that moves fast and learns continuously.
Responsibilities
- Collect design requirements from multidisciplinary teams and create valve and actuator concepts
- Design components for Nova using Siemens NX CAD software
- Perform structural analysis using hand calculations and FEA software
- Perform fluids analysis using hand calculations and CFD software
- Create manufacturing plans for high-rate production and participate in builds on the production floor
- Create procedures for and execute acceptance testing, development testing, and qualification testing
- Coordinate with suppliers to procure parts
- Incorporate design for manufacturing best practices to improve production efficiency
- Work with vehicle fluids, engines, and GNC teams to develop CONOPs and troubleshoot hardware issues
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or similar
- 5 or more years of experience in design, build, and testing of valves for aerospace or industrial applications
- Hands-on experience fabricating and assembling components
- Strong fundamentals in compressible flow, thermodynamics, structures, control systems, cryogenics, and instrumentation
- Understanding of revision-controlled P&IDs
- Understanding of aerospace standard fasteners, seals, tubing, fittings, and commercial off-the-shelf hardware
- Excellent written and verbal communication
Preferred qualifications
- Proficiency with instrumentation including pressure transducers, thermocouples, load cells, accelerometers, and flow meters
- Proficiency with fluid analysis tools such as Siemens AMESim, REFPROP, Excel, or Matlab
- Proficiency in GD&T, tolerance stackups, and material selection
- Extensive experience with CAD tools and configuration management, particularly Siemens NX and Teamcenter
Compensation and benefits
Target salary ranges:
- Level 4: $151,305 to $252,105
- Level 5: $176,505 to $327,810
Your actual level and base salary will be determined based on your specific experience and skill level.
Benefits include equity (stock options for all full-time employees), subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance, company-paid life and disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, 4 weeks paid time off, 10 paid holidays, paid family and parental leave, on-site gym or wellness stipend, and dog-friendly offices.
Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations (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 is contingent on satisfactory reference and background checks, proof of identity and work authorization, and completion of I-9 verification. This position requires access to technology and technical data restricted under U.S. export control laws.