Senior Manufacturing Engineer

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. Working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Manager, Mfg. Engrg.

Onsite – Torrance, CA (9/80 schedule)

Moog Military Aircraft Group is looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support our Manufacturing Engineering Group at our plant in Torrance, CA. You will report to our Manufacturing Engineering Manager and work on site in Torrance.

Moog Military Aircraft provides flight control equipment and systems to the world’s leading military platforms. Headquartered in East Aurora, NY, we employ 14,000 employees in 20+ countries. We have a culture of trust and mutual respect.

• Perform drawing reviews to ensure the application of DFMA principles.
• Develop quality‑based and cost‑effective manufacturing processes.
• Design tooling for holding fixtures and/or specialized cutting operations.
• Conduct critical analysis during proof‑out of manufacturing processes, troubleshoot, and revise as necessary to achieve targeted quality yield and efficiency.

• Work with the operations team to support continuous improvement activities in the machine shop during the fabrication of complex parts and sub‑assemblies.
• Review existing manufacturing plans on legacy hardware to ensure compatibility of engineering drawings with fabrication capabilities.
• Recommend improvements and drawing updates to enhance yield and production, and implement automation, advanced manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
• Research, specify, and purchase capital equipment for additional capacity or manufacturing technology improvements.
• Coordinate with various departments and team members to assure the most effective use of manufacturing facilities and processes.
• Provide technical ownership of gear production equipment such as hobbers and shapers, including programming support, troubleshooting, fixture and cutting tool specifications, as needed.

• Bachelor of Science in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, or a related engineering discipline with experience manufacturing aerospace components.
• Equivalent seasoned experience in manufacturing engineering may be considered as an acceptable alternative to the Bachelor of Science requirement.
• 7 years of progressive experience in manufacturing engineering (preferably with aerospace cylindrical steel components for degree holders, and a minimum of 10 years for applicants without a bachelor’s degree).
• Results‑oriented team player with effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Turning
• Milling
• OD/, surface, and jig grinding

• Shaping
• Hobbing
• Broaching
• Gear grinding

• Heat treatment, including carburizing, nitriding, and core hardening
• Plating processes such as cad plating, zinc‑nickel plating, chrome plating
• NDT: magnetic particle inspection, Nital etch inspection, hardness testing
• Aerospace painting processes

• 3D modeling best practices and principles
• GDT, engineering drawing interpretation and creation
• Fixture and tool design
• Inspection methods, tools, and best practices for relative hardware (cylindrical, small to mid‑size geared components)
• Employment of various quality processes such as 5 Why’s and fishbone diagrams to perform root‑cause analysis and provide robust corrective action for low‑yield processes and/or non‑conforming hardware

• Experience with NX & Team Center
• Previous experience creating manufacturing processes for aerospace cylindrical components with gears and/or splines
• Strong knowledge of gears/splines manufacturing processes
• Strong knowledge of gears/splines inspection methods and tools
• Experience with CMM (Zeiss) inspection methods and reports
• Previous experience in the aerospace…