Moog

Lead Project Engineer

Moog$80K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant engineering experience in space, avionics, or complex electronics systems
  • Familiarity with requirements management, circuit board design & debugging, spacecraft electronics, FPGA design, or avionics test
  • Experience creating or maintaining requirements traceability and verification artifacts
  • Strong problem-solving and hands-on test/debug skills at board or system level
  • Clear written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

  • Support technical execution of assigned projects, coordinating activities across engineering disciplines
  • Manage and maintain program requirements, traceability, and verification matrices
  • Contribute to system and subsystem architecture under guidance of senior technical leaders
  • Support the development and execution of validation and verification activities
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams including hardware, firmware/FPGA, software, test, suppliers, and manufacturing
  • Troubleshoot and debug board-level and system-level issues during testing and integration
  • Ensure engineering outputs meet schedule and quality targets

Benefits

  • Annual bonuses
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Open paid time off policy
  • Region-specific benefits
Full Job Description
Job Title:
Lead Project Engineer

Reporting To:
Manager, Project Engineering

Work Schedule:
Onsite - Phoenix, AZAbout the role

We are seeking a mid-level Lead Project Engineer to act as the technical lead for a spacecraft avionics package. This person will be responsible for subsets of project execution from cradle to grave, translate program requirements into system architectures, and drive product validation through delivery and integration.

Key responsibilities
  • Support technical execution of assigned projects while coordinating technical activities across engineering disciplines,
  • Manage and maintain program requirements, traceability, and verification matrices
  • Contribute to system and subsystem architecture under the guidance of senior technical leaders.
  • Support development and execution of validation and verification activities (environmental, functional, EMI/EMC, integration tests).
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware/FPGA, software, test, suppliers, manufacturing)
  • Troubleshoot and debug board-level and system-level issues during test and integration
  • Ensure engineering outputs meet schedule, and quality targets


Must-have qualifications
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant engineering experience (space, avionics, or complex electronics systems)
  • Familiarity with one or more of the following: requirements management, circuit board design & debugging, spacecraft electronics, FPGA design, complex system design, or avionics test
  • Experience creating or maintaining requirements traceability and verification artifacts
  • Strong problem-solving and hands-on test/debug skills at the board or system level
  • Clear written and verbal communication;


Nice-to-have
  • Familiarity with space or avionics standards and interfaces (SpaceWire, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, CAN, RS-422/TTL)
  • Prior experience with environmental qualification testing (vibration, thermal/vacuum, shock)
  • Experience with hardware bring-up, lab automation, and test-script development
  • Knowledge of FPGA toolflows, schematic capture, or PCB layout review

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Salary Range Transparency:
Phoenix, AZ $80,000.00-$130,000.00 Annually

Salary Range Disclaimer

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this position in the given work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Moog's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, an open paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.

This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

About Moog

Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, and marine and medical equipment. The company's 2019 revenues were $2.9 billion. Moog employs approximately 11,000 people worldwide and has a presence in 26 countries.
Learn more about Moog
Market Cap
$2.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$2.9 million
Founded
1951
5 Year Trend
+4%
Revenue
$2.8 billion
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