Electrical Design Engineer
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
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.
Job Title
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Staff Electrical Design Engineer
Reporting To
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Manager, Electrical Engrg.
Work Schedule
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Onsite - Buffalo, NY
Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision motion control products and systems. Moog s high performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, industrial machinery, marine applications, and medical equipment. Worldclass solutions, design flexibility, global depth, and expert support define the company s engineering culture.
Responsibilities- Lead development of advanced electrohydraulic, electromechanical, and electropneumatic components and systems that become Moog s next generation products.
- Serve as the electronic box architect for flight control computers and motor control electronics used in military aviation applications.
- Act as the technical integration lead and primary point of contact for customers, programs, and vendors.
- Act as a subject matter expert across airframes supporting full lifecycle ("cradletograve") activities.
- Contribute technical concepts and ensure requirement compliance for proposals on new aircraft platforms.
- Develop and mature system architecture and requirements in collaboration with systems engineering and other disciplines.
- Create and maintain requirements for flight control electronics assemblies, ensuring designs meet cost, reliability, and schedule targets.
- Promote and facilitate Model Based Design methods, tools, and processes.
- Perform electrical design analyses, including first order hand calculations and dynamic simulations (MATLAB/Simulink, PSpice, etc.).
- Lead the design of electronics box hardware, firmware, control algorithms, power devices, feedback circuits, highpower inverters, gate drives, microprocessors, and FPGAs.
- Ensure designs meet EMI/EMC and all applicable environmental and electromagnetic requirements.
- Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) activities and manufacturing readiness.
- Lead multidiscipline engineering teams (mechanical, software, digital, analog, power, etc.) in electronics assembly development.
- Coordinate major engineering efforts, supporting planning, guidance, and technical execution.
- Support requirements definition for electronics box test equipment.
- Oversee Validation & Verification (V&V) testing activities.
- Support the development of test procedures for development and qualification of flight control electronics assemblies.
- Provide sustainment engineering for current platforms, applying mature engineering judgment to resolve issues and update designs as needed.
- Mentor and coach engineers within the electronics department to build capability and technical depth.
- Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering (required).
- Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- At least 5 years of development team leadership experience.
- Proven leadership, strong organizational skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Depth of understanding and experience in the design, analysis, and development of aircraft actuation controllers.
- Experience with requirements flowdown, actuator and sensor interfaces.
- Familiarity with industry standards such as RTCA/DO160, MILSTD
461, MILSTD
704, MILSTD
810, RTCA/DO254. - Experience with aerospace qualification and certification processes.
- Opportunities to lead high impact engineering initiatives.
- A collaborative culture that values autonomy, innovation, and professional growth.
- Participation in major aerospace development programs shaping next generation aircraft systems.
- Financial Rewards: great compensation package, annual profit sharing, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Work/Life Balance:
Flexible paid time off, holidays and…
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