Flight Safety Analyst

The posting, as Stoke Space wrote it

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.

Description

As the first dedicated Flight Safety Analyst and part of a small and agile GNC team, you will own the development of simulation modeling capabilities and will produce analysis artifacts demonstrating that Nova will launch, reenter, and land both the first and second stages reliably while also protecting public safety. This includes modeling of potential failure scenarios, breakup and debris modeling, propagation of debris trajectories after failure scenarios, and calculation of expected casualties from malfunction scenarios. You will work with Design Reliability and System Safety engineers to deliver the complete story of how Nova operations protect public and range safety to the FAA, Space Force, launch service customers, and Stoke leadership. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop models to simulate vehicle functional failure modes and integrate those models with the core Nova GNC simulation
• Perform Monte Carlo simulations to determine statistical probabilities of various trajectory outcomes after certain vehicle functional failures
• Develop a model of debris generated from various vehicle breakup scenarios and model the propagation of debris to impact with the ground
• Develop a model of expected casualties from various failure scenarios given the debris impact area and a model of the population distribution
• Partner with Design Reliability and System Safety engineers to determine the probability of certain vehicle functional failures, inform overall expected casualties for Nova flight operations, and ensure that expected casualties remain within acceptable limits
• Communicate analysis results, discuss feedback, and refine analysis approaches with external entities including FAA, Space Force, launch service customers, and others

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar field
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering role on a complex product requiring high performance, high reliability, and a rapid development process
• Exceptional command of fundamentals of flight dynamics and statistics
• Familiarity with fundamentals of orbital mechanics and orbital trajectory design
• Experience with simulation and modeling of physical syste

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dent of the U.S. (i.e., current Green Card holder), or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Equal Opportunity

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race, citizenship, immigration status, or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices, including hiring.

Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks, and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements, and, therefore, they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and re-verify authorization to work periodically.

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.

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