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Stoke Space jobs
Stoke Space is building Nova, a 100% reusable rocket, by its own description to unlock the space economy through full and rapid reusability. It designs and builds in Kent, Washington, tests in Moses Lake, Washington, and launches from Cape Canaveral.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 71 open jobs at Stoke Space; their typical pay runs $123k to $328k a year, with a median of $165k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Stoke Space openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCCybersecurity Incident Response Lead (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Kent, Washington, United States · 1w agoDetails
$133,560–$240,450/yrStage Responsible Engineer (RE) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States · 1w agoDetails
$151,305–$393,435/yrTest Technician (opens the job details)
Technicians · Kent, Washington, United States · 1w agoDetails
$32.11–$60.17/hrMarine Recovery Engineer (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Cape Canaveral, Florida · 1w agoDetails
$129,150–$252,105/yrFlight System Safety Responsible Engineer (opens the job details)
Quality · Kent, Washington, United States · 2w agoDetails
Mission Design Lead (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Kent, Washington, United States · 2w agoDetails
$151,305–$393,435/yrSpacecraft System Architect Lead (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Kent, Washington, United States · 2w agoDetails
$151,305–$393,435/yrTechnical Recruiter (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Kent, Washington, United States · 2w agoDetails
$100,275–$150,360/yrHuman Resources Business Partner (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Kent, Washington, United States · 2w agoDetails
$100,275–$195,720/yrExecutive Assistant - Boltline Leadership Team (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Kent, Washington, United States · 3w agoDetails
$58,065–$87,150/yrMechanical Engineer (Payload Module Jettison Systems) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States · 3w agoDetails
$109,725–$193,620/yrCAD/PLM Administrator (NX & Teamcenter) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Kent, Washington, United States · 3w agoDetails
$133,560–$240,450/yr
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Stoke Space at a glance
Stoke Space is building Nova, a 100% reusable rocket, by its own description to unlock the space economy through full and rapid reusability. It designs and builds in Kent, Washington, tests in Moses Lake, Washington, and launches from Cape Canaveral.
71 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Stoke Space's name?
Stoke Space's own sites: stokespace.com.
What Stoke Space pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $165k/yr over the 70 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $54.6k/yr up to $393k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 69 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 1 of the 71 open jobs here states no pay.
The top-paying Stoke Space jobs open now
Every 71, highest pay firstStage Responsible Engineer (RE) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States · 1w agoDetails
$151,305–$393,435/yrSpacecraft System Architect Lead (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Kent, Washington, United States · 2w agoDetails
$151,305–$393,435/yrMission Design Lead (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Kent, Washington, United States · 2w agoDetails
$151,305–$393,435/yrSenior Components Engineer (Valves & Actuators) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States · 4mo agoDetails
$151,305–$327,810/yrSenior Propulsion Engineer (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Kent, Washington, United States · 1y+ agoDetails
$151,305–$327,810/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Stoke Space looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Stoke Space is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An engineering degree or inspection certifications (NDT levels, AS9100 experience); safety roles want EHS credentials.
Stoke Space's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Stoke Space pay by occupation, from its own postings: Software engineer pay, Mechanical engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Stoke Space sites with openings
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Open jobs at Stoke Space since Sep 2026
How many jobs Stoke Space's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.
Jobs on its own careers board
Sep 2026: 69 · Oct 2026: 66 · today 72
Every month's count
- Sep 2026: 69
- Oct 2026: 66
- 6 Nov 2026: 72 (the board today)
Questions about Stoke Space
How do I apply to Stoke Space?
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What does Stoke Space pay?
Across the 70 open Stoke Space jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $123k–$328k/yr and the median $165k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $54.6k/yr and the highest $393k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Stoke Space staffing?
Of its 71 openings, the largest groups are mechanical, structures & thermal (13), ground software & IT (12) and manufacturing & technicians (11).
What does Stoke Space ask for in mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space?
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles. The exact bar is in each Stoke Space posting.
How fresh is this list of Stoke Space roles?
We read Stoke Space's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Stoke Space keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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