Design Engineer

Moog•Buffalo, NY

7h•$75,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. The Moog Military Aircraft Actuation Design Engineering Group is looking for a Design Engineer to work on existing and next-generation aircraft actuation systems and controls for the military aircraft market. Your primary task will be conceptual layout and detailed design of actuation components through adaptation of heritage designs and development of new innovative concepts. Efforts will include working across functional teams to develop CAD models and drawings within Siemens NX, oversight of design analysis within Ansys and performing a variety of dynamic performance calculations with various tools and techniques. Reporting to the Design Engineering Manager, you will have an onsite work schedule in East Aurora, NY. Moog Military Aircraft provides many aircraft solutions including flight control equipment and systems to the world’s leading aircraft platforms. Headquartered in East Aurora, NY, we employ 13,000 employees in 27 countries. At Moog we have a culture of trust and mutual respect; and for you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
3+ years of Design/Stress analysis experience in the Aerospace industry preferred
Hydraulic Design is preferred
Due to involvement with certain government programs, US Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree a plus

Responsibilities

Design hydraulic and electric actuators to function and operate within a flight control actuation system on an air vehicle.
Validate conceptual problem solutions by performing trade studies, analyses, and risk mitigation testing
Perform performance analysis using Siemens AMESim or various hand calculations.
Create and oversee the creation of CAD models and drawings using Siemens NX.
Knowledge and experience with drawing practice and GD&T standards.
Support system- and subsystem-level integration and test and qualification, including any anomaly investigations
Coordinate the work of drafters, technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments
Work with team of design analysis engineers to ensure sufficient and accurate finite element analysis to properly demonstrate high product integrity
Experience interfacing with customers and demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.
Create, consume, and communicate design requirements
Consult on new product and market development efforts
Be a key contributor to a design proposal team in preparing a design, estimating costs, and assisting in writing the technical volume
Process and perform verification and validation of actuator requirements to system level requirements.
Manage and execute internal research and development projects.
Oversee testing and create concise reports to document test results, requirement verification, limitations and constraints.
Travel less than 10% to Moog and customer sites.