Lead HW Project Engineer

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Lead HW Project Engineer

Manager, Site Engineering

Onsite – Phoenix, AZ

• Serve as lead responsible engineer and technical point of contact to customers on design, development, and production of custom space electronics. May support senior lead engineer on complex projects.
• Provide effective project leadership to cross‑functional and cross‑site engineering teams for development/qualification/production programs.
• Manage budget, schedule, risk, and technical execution for development and production projects, actively managing scope creep.
• Manage product requirements from internal and external stakeholders through product development evolution, including deriving design and test requirements, validating conceptual solutions, coordinating verification activities, and ensuring all requirements are verified and documented.
• Author and review engineering analyses and reports, ensuring project data deliverables meet customer specifications and are delivered on time.
• Author test procedures and assist in design verification testing and production hardware testing. Read and understand PCB schematics, and use laboratory measurement equipment to diagnose and troubleshoot electronic failures down to the discrete component/integrated circuit level.
• Resolve non‑conformance issues during manufacturing and testing activities, including leading Failure Review Board (FRB) meetings and championing Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts.

• Bachelor of Science (required) in Electrical Engineering.
• 3–5 years of experience in electronic systems leading EE PCBA design, embedded microprocessor/FPGA/ASIC design and/or space vehicle level integration. Proven project engineering track record leading and coordinating technical contributors.
• Experience leading cross‑functional project teams with project engineering expertise in cost, schedule, risk management, and technical execution of product design and development.
• Experience authoring, managing, deriving, and verifying requirements for complex electronics systems. Preference for experience with a requirements management database such as IBM Rational DOORS, JAMA Connect, Siemens Polarion, etc.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
• Self‑starting instincts, strong sense of project ownership, and ability to work independently while proactively identifying and resolving technical challenges.
• Strong communication skills and confident public speaker, serving as a technical focal point for projects.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and digital interface technologies.
• Experience designing or specifying space‑based, radiation‑hardened electronic components is highly desired.
• Ability to work onsite and be the primary POC during 24/7 product testing campaigns.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance and access to U.S. export‑controlled information.

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, annual profit sharing, matching 401(k), and participation in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 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 Program (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Professional Skills Development: tuition assistance; mentorship and coaching opportunities; leadership development and other personal growth programs.
• Diverse and Inclusive Workplace: employee resource groups, cultural events and celebrations.

Phoenix, AZ $80,000.00–$ Annually

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this…