Additive Manufacturing Engineer

Stoke is building Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle designed for daily flight, to reduce launch costs, increase availability, and improve reliability — enabling a scalable space industry. The Additive Manufacturing (AM) Engineer role is a full-time position blending application engineering and process engineering tasks centered around metallic additive manufacturing technologies. The Additive Team ensures infrastructure, materials, tools, and equipment are in place to rapidly iterate and print, supporting groundbreaking technologies for Zenith and Andromeda. The successful candidate will advance in-house production capabilities, ensure manufacturability of complex aerospace components, and work closely with design, manufacturing, and operations teams across all phases of the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Produce additively manufactured components that rapidly enable high performance liquid propulsion, while continuously improving manufacturing cost, quality, and lead time.
• Holistically own and optimize the total manufacturing process including design for additive, build file programming, manufacturing work instructions, and quality verification.
• Take extreme ownership for development and deployment of metallic AM hardware fabricated with large and small format assets, encompassing both application and process engineering.
• Serve as an additive manufacturing expert with practical execution skills and extensive technical knowledge.
• Directly responsible for delivering hardware and executing on milestones.
• Exhibit an extreme ownership mentality and deliver results in the face of adversity.
• Take action to find creative solutions such as designing tooling and fixtures, collaborating closely with external vendors for services, and ordering parts outside of normal scope.
• Embrace a fast-paced startup environment, staying focused, self-directed, and eager to learn and adapt on the fly.

AM Process Engineering Scope

• Hands-on machine operation skills, including on-the-spot job pause recovery for high-value builds.
• Knowledge and responsibility for mechanical systems necessary to support AM operations including gas and fluid plumbing and shop floor equipment.
• Ability to plan for and engage in support removal, de-powdering, and thermal post-processing.
• Provide input and review for component qualification plans, with knowledge of materials testing and AM material performance.
• Ability to interface with quality requirements including NDT and dimensional inspection.
• Digital work order creation and value stream ownership.

AM Application Engineering Scope

• Ownership of the part digital custody chain between CAD model and printed hardware.
• Enhance communications as a liaison between design engineering and manufacturing, providing input to optimize feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and execution rate.
• Engage in CAD design for additive manufacturing, creating and modifying designs to leverage AM for high performance and cost-effective hardware.
• Generate machine program files using a variety of tool pathing software.
• Interpret and define GD&T drawing requirements to deliver quality AM hardware.
• Work with high intensity, maintain status tracking, and project execution ownership in an ambitious environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or similar.
• 3+ years of experience in metal additive manufacturing.
• 5+ years of experience for OTJ equivalent in relevant AM roles.
• Proficient in at least one CAD program, design for manufacturing, and GD&T.
• Able to work as an extreme part owner covering application and process engineering needs.
• Highly organized with the ability to work flexible hours, including second shift and weekends, as needed.
• 2+ years of experience working in aerospace, medical devices, or ISO environments.
• Knowledge of general fabrication methods including CNC milling, turning, EDM, welding, bending, etc.
• Working knowledge of typical manufacturing execution systems (MES) and quality management systems.
• Familiarity with design and operation of liquid propellant engine systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willing to relocate to Seattle, WA.

Benefits

• Equity – stock options for all regular, full-time employees.
• Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• 4 weeks’ Paid Time Off.
• Holidays – 10 days (including an end-of-year closure).
• Paid Family/Parental Leave.
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location).
• Dog friendly offices.

Compensation

Target levels: Level 2 Range: $109,725 - $148,470. Level 3 Range: $129,150 - $193,620. Job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and decisions about the right fit are made on a per-candidate basis. Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.

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. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.