Senior Components Engineer (Valves & Actuators) Verified today
About the role
Stoke's Valves and Actuators team designs, develops, tests and produces valves and actuators for Nova, our fully reusable launch vehicle. As a Senior Components Engineer, you will own the entire design process for valve designs used on both stages and engines. You will define requirements, design components, perform analysis, manage manufacturing planning, and execute testing and qualification.
Our components support engine flow control valves, large propellant valves, high-pressure gas valves, throttle valve actuators, and engine gimbal TVC actuators. You will work across a small, well-supported team with direct access to the resources you need.
Responsibilities
- Collect design requirements from multidisciplinary teams and create valve and actuator concepts
- Design components using Siemens NX CAD software and model parts for Nova
- Perform structural analysis using hand calculations and FEA software
- Perform fluids analysis using hand calculations and CFD software
- Create manufacturing planning for high-rate production and participate in component builds on the production floor
- Create procedures and execute testing including acceptance, development 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 performing fabrication and assembly of components
- Exceptional command of fundamentals including 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, Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred
Compensation and benefits
Target salary ranges:
- Level 4: $151,305 to $252,105
- Level 5: $176,505 to $327,810
Actual level and base salary will be determined based on your specific experience and skill level.
Benefits include equity stock options for all regular 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
This position requires US citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or protected individual status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) due to ITAR export control regulations on space technology. Employment is contingent on satisfactory reference and background checks, proof of identity and work authorisation in the US, and completion of I-9 verification.