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Description

As a Mission Operations Engineer at Stoke Space, you will develop launch automation systems and own the Nova vehicle CONOPS from pad evacuation through liftoff. You'll monitor telemetry, coordinate with engineering teams, and ensure seamless transitions during launch, flight, and handoff to orbital or recovery operations, all to enable daily, reusable spaceflight.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Software, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years experience in mission operations or launch systems
• Proven experience in vehicle automation, telemetry analysis, and command and control
• Strong problem-solving skills in high-stakes, real-time environments
• Excellent communication skills for multidisciplinary team interaction

Responsibilities

• Develop automation systems for real-time mission operations and launch day processes
• Own Nova Vehicle CONOPS from pad evacuation through lift off
• Monitor telemetry and assess real-time launch commit criteria
• Implement mission-specific challenges like downrange telemetry and operations improvements
• Streamline integrated vehicle testing into launch site processing and operations