Sr Project Engineer

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Sr Project Engineer

Manager Staff, SDG Engineering

Onsite – East Aurora, NY

Moog Space and Defense Group (SDG) is projecting significant growth driven by high levels of U.S. Department of Defense investments and the continued human exploration of space. The SDG Space Fluid Controls team supplies a variety of complex chemical, electrical, and cold gas propulsion products in addition to critical life support components. The team is looking for a Senior Project Engineer to provide engineering and project leadership for development projects.

You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager and will have an onsite work schedule in East Aurora, NY.

The Senior Project Engineer is a primary leader and contributor to the analysis, conceptual design, development, and testing of complex control hardware used on military, commercial and NASA vehicles and equipment. Moog products are unique, requiring tailored designs for each customer through both new concepts and adaptations of existing hardware. In this role, you will operate either independently or as part of a larger design and development team including engineers across various departments.

The primary focus is system/component performance and integration, while maintaining defined budget and schedule milestones. 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 is a demanding role that heavily relies on your knowledge, experience, and skills in technical coordination and communication.

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering with 10 years of engineering experience.
• A minimum of 5 years experience leading technical development projects or related project engineering experience.
• Demonstrated understanding achieved through experience in the design, analysis, development and production of complex electromechanical hardware. Experience with valve component design (ideally, cryogenic hydrogen and oxygen), space rated hardware, and development/verification testing is a benefit.
• Experience executing programs following a phased (gated) program/project life cycle (e.g. NASA Space Flight Project Life Cycle, Moog Design and Development Process or other similar processes)
• Substantial experience interfacing with technical customers
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or comparable scheduling software.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Experience with Teamcenter or other Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
• The ability to effectively communicate technical and programmatic information and to manage competing priorities of multiple stakeholders.

• Develop new product requirements through consulting with customers and sales personnel.
• Be the technical point-of-contact on the program when interfacing with the customer and with MoG management, requiring a firm grasp of program-wide activities.
• Establish and monitor engineering project budgets and schedules.
• Validate conceptual problem solutions through 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. Represent MoG in a manner consistent with its technical reputation.
• Create reliable designs through a comprehensive experimental development test program.
• Document designs, analyses, and test results with accurate and concise reports.
• Consult on new product and…