Staff Digital Systems Engineer

Moog Inc.•Gilbert, AZ

8d•$185,000 - $202,000•Onsite

About The Position

Moog Space & Defense Group develops high-reliability avionics, embedded computing, payload electronics, power distribution, and spacecraft systems supporting NASA, civil space, and defense missions. We are seeking a Staff Digital Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership in the architecture, design, integration, and verification of complex digital hardware for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. This senior individual contributor role partners closely with firmware, software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering while mentoring other engineers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
10+ years designing complex digital hardware for aerospace, defense, communications, embedded computing, or other high-reliability products.
Experience designing FPGA-, ASIC-, processor-, or SoC-based digital systems.
Experience with board bring-up, hardware integration, and laboratory debug.
Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and timing analysis.
Familiarity with signal integrity principles and collaboration with PCB layout teams.
Excellent communication, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
Experience developing aerospace or defense electronics.
Experience with FPGA development, simulation, verification, or timing analysis tools.
Experience with radiation-tolerant or harsh-environment electronics.
Experience with embedded processors, hardware/software co-design, Linux BSPs, or embedded systems.
Experience with formal verification, SI/PI analysis, or mixed-signal hardware.

Responsibilities

Architect FPGA-, ASIC-, and processor-based digital hardware for high-reliability systems.
Lead digital hardware design including architecture, schematics, interface definition, timing constraints, and design reviews.
Design, integrate, and verify high-speed digital interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, LVDS, SPI, I2C, or similar technologies.
Support board bring-up, hardware integration, debug, and system verification using standard laboratory equipment.
Partner with PCB layout engineers to optimize signal integrity, power integrity, timing, and manufacturability.
Develop and review technical documentation including architecture documents, interface specifications, design reviews, test plans, and verification reports.
Provide technical mentorship and engineering leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
Ensure designs satisfy aerospace and defense performance, reliability, environmental, and quality requirements.