Manufacturing Engineer, Soft Goods
Stoke Space · Kent, WA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $110k–$148k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Stoke Space (industrial) in Kent, WA. In this role, you will own and develop the materials, process, and performance capabilities of soft goods at Stoke.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Painting / coating, Tooling
- Base pay
- $110k–$148k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 26 other live manufacturing postings in Washington.
- Base pay
- About 12% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Typical $100k–$131k, from 18 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 74%
- Root cause 52%
- Lean 41%
- Automation 33%
- ✓ New product launch 30%
- SolidWorks 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Painting / coating, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Stoke Space
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Stoke Space in Kent
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Full description from Stoke SpaceAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Serve as the responsible engineer for soft goods (insulations, paints, foams, etc) at Stoke
- ◆Trade, evaluate, and select appropriate materials for launch vehicle thermal and coating needs considering performance requirements, cost, and process lead time factors
- ◆Analyze, develop, and prove material capabilities for soft goods through thermal, environmental, and structural analysis, prototyping, and test
- ◆Author, implement, and maintain processes and
requirements
for soft goods fabrication, implementation, and maintenance
- ✓Deliver design guidance to internal customers for improved vehicle performance outcomes
- ✓Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers to develop and improve internal quality and capabilities
- ✓Implement or fabricate equipment and tooling to support process development
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar
- ✓3+ years of professional experience with thermal test or soft goods engineering
- ✓Demonstrated organizational and project management skills
- ✓Demonstrated ability to work across many different projects and with many different people concurrently
- ✓B ackground working with hands-on soft goods development
- ✓Excellent written and verbal communication
- ✓Willing to relocate to Seattle, WA
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. (i.e., current Green Card holder), or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
Separate from this I-9 process, as noted above, this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.
For more information on the right to work, please refer to the poster here .
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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.
We are seeking a full-time Manufacturing Engineer to join our dynamic team in developing our soft goods capabilities at our factory in Kent, WA. In this role, you will be responsible for developing thermal protective materials and coatings and standing up the capability within the factory to achieve reliable and repeatable outcomes. You will collaborate with design and analysis teams through all phases of the reusable vehicle product lifecycle. At Stoke, we value a first principles approach to engineering. In this role, you will own and develop the materials, process, and performance capabilities of soft goods at Stoke.
Benefits
- •Equity – We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future, we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to 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!
Target Levels
- •Level 2 Range: $109,725 - $148,470
- •Level 3 Range: $129,150 - $193,620
- •Level 4 Range: $151,305 - $252,105
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.
Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.
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