Design Reliability Engineer - System Safety

Stoke SpaceKent, Washington

Posted 4 Sept 2026

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<div class="content-intro">At Stoke, we believe a thriving space economy will enable a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we’re building Nova, our fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle. Designed for daily flight, Nova tackles the core challenges of space transportation by reducing cost, increasing availability, and improving reliability. By radically lowering launch costs and increasing flight cadence, we’re helping create a truly scalable space industry.

Our team is mission-driven, collaborative, and empowered to take ownership of their work. If you want to work alongside some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth, we’d love to have you join us.</div>Description&nbsp;

As a Design Reliability Engineer with a focus on&nbsp;system&nbsp;safety,&nbsp;you will be a key player in the integration of teams and products across all areas of the&nbsp;Nova&nbsp;launch system.&nbsp;You will&nbsp;define&nbsp;processes and tools&nbsp;to perform system safety&nbsp;and reliability&nbsp;analyses such as Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA),&nbsp;Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses (FMECA),&nbsp;Fault Tolerance Analysis (FTA), and Hazard and&nbsp;Operability Studies (HAZOP).&nbsp;You will work closely with engineers&nbsp;across the Nova team to perform system safety analyses on&nbsp;vehicle stages and subsystems, and to ensure consistency and completeness of these analyses across the&nbsp;vehicle. You will&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;cross-disciplinary action and problem solving&nbsp;to improve system reliability. You must be organized, a good communicator, and excellent at&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;and solving problems related to the integration of complex systems.&nbsp;You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly. &nbsp;

&nbsp;Key Responsibilities&nbsp;

<ul>

<li>Develop&nbsp;processes, tools, and templates for performing FHA, FMECA, FTA, and HAZOP analyses&nbsp;</li>

<li>Lead the overall effort for system safety analyses for the Nova team, and partner with responsible engineers across the system to complete analyses for their products&nbsp;</li>

<li>Identify&nbsp;problems and propose solutions to improve Nova launch system reliability, including novel solutions that go beyond simple component-level fault tolerance&nbsp;but improve system-level reliability without adding design complexity&nbsp;</li>

<li>Estimate component-level quantitative reliability and&nbsp;determine&nbsp;overall probability of various vehicle functional failure modes using the outputs of the FTA and FMECA&nbsp;</li>

<li>Communicate analysis results, discuss feedback, and refine analysis approaches with external entities including FAA, Space Force, launch service customers, and others&nbsp;</li>

<li>Partner with other Design Reliability Engineers and the Nova product development teams to&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;communication between teams, negotiate interfaces, and&nbsp;identify&nbsp;and manage interdisciplinary design risks&nbsp;</li>

</ul>

Minimum&nbsp;Qualifications:&nbsp;

<ul>

<li>Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar field</li>

<li>5+ years of experience in an engineering role on a complex product requiring high performance, high reliability, and a rapid development process</li>

<li>Exceptional command of fundamentals of system safety</li>

<li>Proficiency working with interdisciplinary technical teams, including mechanical, electrical, and software engineers</li>

<li>Attention to detail</li>

<li>Excellent written and verbal communication</li>

<li>Ability to lead and follow&nbsp;</li>

</ul>

Preferred Qualifications:

<ul>

<li>Master’s degree or PhD in aerospace engineering or similar field&nbsp;</li>

<li>Experience with system safety standards and methods per MIL-STD-882E&nbsp;</li>

<li>Experience with launch and/or reentry licensing with the FAA per 14 CFR Part 450&nbsp;</li>

</ul>

Benefits&nbsp;

<ul>

<li>Equity – We are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all full-time employees. &nbsp;</li>

<li>Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance &nbsp;</li>

<li>Company-paid life and disability insurance &nbsp;</li>

<li>401(k) plan with employer match &nbsp;</li>

<li>4 weeks’ Paid Time Off  &nbsp;</li>

<li>Holidays – 10 days (including an end-of-year closure) &nbsp;</li>

<li>Paid Parental Leave  &nbsp;</li>

<li>On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location) &nbsp;</li>

<li>Dog friendly offices! &nbsp;</li>

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Compensation&nbsp;

Target Levels:&nbsp;

Level 3: $129,150 - $193,620

Level 4: $151,305 - $252,105

Level 5: $176,505 - $327,810

Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.&nbsp;

Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.<div class="content-conclusion">ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citi

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