Sr. Project Engineer, Test Equipment

Company Overview

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.

Sr. Project Engineer, Test Equipment

Project Engineering Manager

Onsite – Buffalo, NY

In 1951 when Bill Moog founded Moog Inc., he had a vision of company culture so strong that it became the foundation of the company we are today. Moog is

• A working environment where people trust each other to achieve exceptional things.
• A business that employs over ten thousand engineers and technologists with a small company feel.
• An enterprise where a belief in personal accountability continues to drive innovation and global growth.

As a Senior Project Engineer, Test Equipment in our Space & Defense Group in East Aurora, NY or Arvada, CO you will be responsible for design and development of hydraulic, electro-hydraulic, electro-mechanical, servo-mechanism, and electro-pneumatic components and systems that will be used to test the products of Moog, Inc. This position is responsible for design and development of new test equipment, assemblies, and/or processes to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals.

You will contribute to the design of test equipment to verify functional performance of products used on military, commercial, and space vehicles. Your primary concerns are system or component performance and integration—and achieving both within budget and prescribed schedules. You will coordinate the work of drafters, technicians, designers, analysts, manufacturing engineers and others who assist in specific assignments. Facilitative leadership will also be required with program management, quality engineering, and operations.

This role will keep you challenged by taking advantage of your knowledge, experience, and skills in technical coordination and communication.

• Establish and monitor engineering project budgets and schedules.
• Validate conceptual problem solutions by performing trade studies and analyses.
• Prepare successful proposal designs, cost estimates, and shoulder the responsibility for writing the technical volume.
• Operate as a key element in a team of creative, independent individuals.
• Coordinate and support the assembly of test equipment.
• Mentor younger engineers where and when appropriate.
• Work closely with the internal program teams to provide the design of specialized test equipment, systems architecture and interface definition, and requirements validation.
• Lead the design process and provide technical leadership within Moog’s program scope.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical, or Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of engineering experience
• 3 years of leading technical projects or technical initiatives
• Must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance
• Demonstrated understanding achieved through experience in the design, analysis, development and production of complex electromechanical hardware.
• Self-starting instincts and strong analytical skills, both required to fulfill the demands of design and development of new products.
• Experience with component design, development and verification testing.
• The ability to effectively communicate technical and programmatic information and to manage competing priorities of multiple stakeholders.

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Work/Life Balance:
  Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance.
• Health & Welfare:
  Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Professional Skills…