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Stoke Space

Fully reusable rocket launch provider.

Senior Stress Analyst

Materials & StructuresConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeKent, WA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • 7–10 years of experience analyzing launch vehicles, rocket engines, or other transferable experience.
  • Solid structural mechanics fundamentals, including static strength, stability, fatigue, and fracture.
  • Experience with common commercial finite element analysis solvers such as ANSYS or NASTRAN.
  • Experience with basic scripting or automation tools such as Python or MATLAB for improving analysis workflows.
  • Experience interpreting and verifying compliance with structural requirements.
  • Ability to mentor other engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Own the structural integrity of a module or subsystem of the Nova launch vehicle.
  • Lead and coordinate structural analysis efforts across multiple engineers.
  • Mentor and support a team of reliability engineers in structural integrity.
  • Translate system-level structural requirements to component designers.
  • Drive consistent structural analysis and test processes across the assigned module or subsystem.
  • Develop methods and tools to support the module team.
  • Drive gaps in material and loads databases to closure to support the module team.
  • Develop analysis models to substantiate parts and/or decompose loads for other team members.
  • Technically review and approve the stress work of others.
  • Develop loads and load cases, communicate them to stakeholders, and implement them in analysis as needed.
  • Identify required structural testing, develop test plans, and participate in validation testing.
  • Identify and communicate risks to leadership.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree in a related technical field.
  • Experience developing structural test plans and conducting material characterization testing.
  • Experience with common launch vehicle structural design standards, such as NASA STD 5012 and AIAA-S-080.
  • Experience with both vehicle primary structure and engine components.
  • Experience with ANSYS.
  • Familiarity with industry approaches and tools for damage tolerance, such as NASA STD 5019 and NASGRO.

About the Company

Stoke Space

Fully reusable rocket launch provider.

Stoke Space is developing Nova rockets with full stage reuse to enable high-cadence, lower-cost access to orbit for commercial satellite operators and government missions. The rockets are designed for rapid reuse of both stages, supporting frequent flights and lower operating costs compared to expendable or partially reusable fleets. The company is progressing toward its first orbital flight with Nova Pathfinder around early 2027, followed by Nova Block 2 capable of lifting about 15 metric tons to low Earth orbit later in the decade. Stoke aims to accelerate reusable launch development and establish a dependable, high-frequency launch capability for customers.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$2.5B
Headquarters
Kent, WA
Founded
2019

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