Stoke

Technician - Non-Destructive Testing

Kent, Washington, United States

$52-95k

Full Time

an hour ago

Back to jobs

Job description

A thriving economy in space is needed to make life on Earth more vibrant, sustainable, and equitable. Space technology will enable global access to information, solutions to climate change, answers to global food security, products that transform healthcare, clean energy production, and more. Today, rocket launch options are slow, expensive, and unreliable. Stoke is building the world’s most efficient fully and rapidly reusable rocket designed to fly daily that will radically increase access to space and open up the space economy to safeguard our precious home, Earth.

The Stoke Space manufacturing team is building a fully reuseable orbital launch system. This is being accomplished by employing engineering first principles to re-think how spacecraft are designed, built, and inspected. Stoke’s manufacturing team is seeking to add to its inspection team which will be a critical asset in this endeavor. As a part of this team, you must be comfortable and able to break down problems into fundamental elements and avoid assumptions to solve difficult problems, be comfortable with having extreme ownership of day-to-day and long term challenges and have unrelenting commitment to quality. This role will require focus, agility, ability to learn on-the-fly, a desire to learn new skills and have a devotion to constantly improving your processes. Honesty and trust are fundamental to success.

Responsibilities:

Perform nondestructive inspections on flight hardware, interpret results, and provide accept/reject dispositions
Coordinate with responsible engineers, manufacturing engineers, welders, and upstream/downstream stakeholders on schedule and inspection results
Develop inspection work plans and procedures
Interpret industry and internal standards and procedures
Work with teammates at all levels to improve yours and their processes
Ensure inspections are meeting design intent and provide useful results
Maintain trust and integrity with stakeholders and team members
Determine the best inspection possible for a variety of product forms and weld processes, including GTAW, MIG, laser, and electron beam weldments
Stay up-to-date with the start of the art in inspection processes

Qualifications

Qualify to be certified to Level II in liquid penetrant testing per SNT-TC-1A requirements—candidates with liquid penetrant experience but do not meet the certification requirements of ASNT SNT-TC-1A will also be considered if they are certifiable in digital radiography or eddy current as a Level II
Exceptional communication and organizational skills
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawing requirements
Firm understanding of industry standards such as ASTM 1417 and AWS D17.1
Demonstrated creativity in process improvement
Demonstrated trust and honesty
Exceptional commitment to quality and customer satisfaction
Being comfortable leading and having extreme ownership of your process
Able to lift 40 pounds or more
Able to stand for long time periods
Willing to work overtime, including the occasional weekend
Meet minimum vision requirements: 20/25 (Snellen) at 16” +/- 1”, or Jaeger No. 1 at not less than 12”

Benefits

Equity – We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future, we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular, full-time employees.
Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
Company-paid life and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer match
4 weeks’ Paid Time Off
Holidays – 10 days (including an end-of-year closure)
Paid Family/Parental Leave
On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
Dog friendly offices!

Compensation

Target Levels:

Level 1: $25.00 - $36.68
Level 2: $30.58 - $45.87

Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.

Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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, 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.