Project Design Engineer
About The Position
Moog’s Space and Defense Group is seeking a Project Design Engineer to provide engineering and project leadership for Structures and Motion Control projects in the Bay Area. The role focuses on the conceptual design, development, analysis, production, and testing of precision mechanical hardware for military, commercial, and NASA vehicles and equipment. The engineer may work independently or as part of a cross-functional design and development team, coordinating technicians, designers, analysts, manufacturing and test engineers, and other contributors. The position also involves facilitative leadership with program management, quality engineering, and operations, while maintaining technical, budget, and schedule milestones. The work schedule is hybrid and follows a 9/80 arrangement, with every other Friday off. The posting identifies Sunnyvale, California, in its salary range and also references Mountain View, California, as the hybrid work location. This position requires access to technology, software, or technical data subject to U.S. export controls and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline.
- Five years of relevant engineering experience.
- Demonstrated experience designing, analyzing, developing, and producing precision mechanical hardware.
- Experience with mechanism and component design, development, and verification testing.
- Ability to communicate technical and programmatic information effectively to peers, management, and customers.
- Ability to manage time and competing priorities among multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to meet the position’s access requirements for technology, software, or technical data subject to U.S. export controls and CUI.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with solid modeling tools such as SolidWorks or NX.
- Experience with Teamcenter or other Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
- Engineering experience on DoD and/or aerospace industry development projects.
Responsibilities
- Provide project leadership and oversight of technical, cost, and schedule performance for assigned programs.
- Serve as lead engineer and primary technical point of contact with the customer.
- Validate conceptual problem solutions through trade studies and analyses.
- Document designs, analyses, and test results in accurate, concise reports.
- Set direction for technical teams and coordinate and support production, assembly, integration, and testing to help ensure product delivery schedule and quality.
- Support proposal development and costing for business-unit bids and proposals.
Benefits
- Compensation package and bonus opportunities.
- 401(k) matching.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan at select locations.
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
- Flexible paid time off and holidays.
- Parental leave program.
- Relocation assistance.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Plan, and supplemental benefit coverage.
- Tuition assistance, mentorship and coaching, leadership development, and personal growth programs.
- Employee Resource Groups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
