Vehicle Software Engineer – Rust Controls
Stoke Space2 months ago
Kent, WA, USAMid Level / Senior / Staff+
Base Salary
$123k - $289k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design abstractions for hardware control behavior in a distributed system.
- Create user-facing guardrails for the autonomy ecosystem.
- Develop ground and vehicle automation.
- Build software tests.
- Support hardware testing.
- Own and dogfood automation building blocks that command physical systems for checkouts, hotfires, and flight objectives.
Requirements
- Experience with Rust and Python.
- Strong systems-thinking ability for complex distributed software-hardware interactions.
- Strong mathematics background.
- At least 2 years of professional experience in software development, controls, or systems engineering.
- Ability to prioritize, self-direct, and ask for help.
- U.S. work authorization or eligibility to obtain authorizations required for access to ITAR-controlled technology.
- Preferred: experience with control theory and laws.
- Preferred: software language or compiler background.
Benefits
- Equity in the form of stock options for regular, full-time employees.
- Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance.
- 401(k) plan with employer match.
- Four weeks of paid time off.
- Ten holidays, including an end-of-year closure.
- Paid family and parental leave.
- On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend, depending on location.
- Dog-friendly offices.
About Stoke Space
Stoke Space designs and builds fully and rapidly reusable orbital launch vehicles for commercial and government payload operators, with revenue from launch services. Its flagship program, Nova, targets a high-flight-cadence, low-cost model for space transportation. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Kent, Washington, the privately held company operates under U.S. export controls (ITAR) for roles involving space technology.