Software Integration Engineer
Stoke Space1 month ago
Moses Lake, WA, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$99k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the software configuration for Moses Lake test stands and ground systems, ensuring tests run on known and verified configurations.
- Provide hands-on software support during test operations, troubleshoot anomalies in real time, and drive issues to root cause.
- Translate site operational friction into requirements, bug reports, and feature requests.
- Represent Moses Lake’s software needs within the Vehicle Software team and prioritize work that improves test cadence and reliability.
- Implement permanent fixes through code changes, new tools, deployment improvements, and software-verification improvements.
- Build tools, runbooks, and documentation that help operators and test engineers resolve issues independently.
- Maintain and contribute to software used across launch-vehicle and test-stand systems.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of professional or internship experience in flight software development, ground software, hardware integration, or systems engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Ability to write, debug, and ship systems software, ideally in Rust, within a Linux environment.
- Proficiency in Python or another scripting language for automation and data tooling.
- Experience with Git, configuration management, and deploying and maintaining software on physical systems outside a controlled development environment.
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, subnetting, and device-connectivity troubleshooting.
- Ability to communicate with non-software-specialist engineers and operators and convert their needs into actionable engineering work.
- Preferred experience includes live test, launch, or flight operations; test frameworks, CI pipelines, or productivity tooling; Hardware-in-the-loop systems; DAQ, instrumentation, PLCs, or hardware communication protocols; reading P&IDs, electrical schematics, or system diagrams; and technical project management.
- Must be willing to work in person at an active test site in Moses Lake, Washington, including outdoors and during extended test-campaign hours.
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 and 10 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.
- On-site work at the Moses Lake, Washington test site, with occasional extended hours and outdoor work.
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.