Senior Advanced Systems Engineer

Moog Inc.•Gilbert, AZ

2d•$120,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

Moog is seeking a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer to serve as the project technical lead and customer point of contact for custom spacecraft avionics projects at its Gilbert, Arizona facility. The work spans architecture definition, design and development, component procurement, manufacturing, unit and environmental testing, and verification of product requirements. The engineer coordinates electrical, mechanical, FPGA, software, test, technician, analyst, and other project contributors. In partnership with program management, the role shares responsibility for project cost and schedule execution and facilitates coordination among program management, quality, and operations to ensure development follows Moog’s phase-gate process. The engineer manages stakeholder requirements, derives lower-level requirements as needed, and supports delivery of products that meet customer needs. The position supports custom space electronics from design and development through qualification and production. Responsibilities include technical project leadership, requirements management and verification, proposal support, engineering analyses and reports, test planning and support, troubleshooting, and resolution of manufacturing and testing non-conformances. The role is onsite in the Phoenix, Arizona area and requires serving as the primary point of contact during product testing campaigns. The position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering required; a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
At least 5 years of experience in electronic systems, leading EE PCBA design (schematic/layout) and/or embedded microprocessor, FPGA, or ASIC design.
Proven project engineering experience leading, coordinating, and facilitating technical contributors during product development execution.
Experience leading cross-functional project teams and managing cost, schedule, risk, and technical execution of product design and development, including prototyping and manufacturing phases.
Experience authoring, managing, deriving, and verifying requirements for complex electronics systems.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Self-starting approach and strong sense of project ownership.
Ability to work independently, apply a strong technical foundation, and proactively identify and resolve technical challenges.
Ability to communicate fluently with internal and external customers, act as a project technical focal point, and speak confidently in public.
Deep understanding of computer architecture and digital interface technologies.
Ability to work onsite.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Direct user experience with a requirements management database such as IBM Rational DOORS, JAMA Connect, or Siemens Polarion.
Experience designing or specifying space-based, radiation-hardened electronic components.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead responsible engineer and technical point of contact for customers on custom space-electronics design, development, and production.
Lead cross-functional and cross-site engineering teams through development, qualification, and production programs.
Manage project budget, schedule, risk, scope, and technical execution.
Manage internal and external stakeholder product requirements; derive design and test requirements and allocate requirements to functional disciplines.
Collaborate with designers to evaluate conceptual solutions through trade studies and analyses, and coordinate requirement verification and documentation across the project team.
Support bids and proposals by defining scope and schedules, assessing technical compliance, generating technical volumes, and estimating engineering costs.
Contribute to conceptual design and analysis for spacecraft computing, power transfer, and command and data handling electronics.
Author and review engineering analyses and reports, and ensure customer data deliverables meet specifications and are delivered on time.
Author test procedures and assist with design verification and production hardware testing.
Read and understand PCBA schematics; use laboratory measurement equipment to diagnose and troubleshoot electronic failures to the discrete component or integrated circuit level.
Resolve manufacturing and testing non-conformances, including leading Failure Review Board meetings and championing Root Cause and Corrective Action efforts.
Work onsite and serve as the primary point of contact during product testing campaigns.