Lead Project Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics, Onsite Phoenix

Moog Inc; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Moog Inc. in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a midlevel Lead Project Engineer to act as the technical lead for a spacecraft avionics package. You will translate program requirements into system architectures and drive validation through delivery and integration.

Responsibilities include coordinating crossfunctional teams, maintaining requirements traceability, and supporting environmental and EMI/EMC testing to meet schedule and quality targets. Strong hands-on testing and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant engineering experience (space, avionics, or complex electronics).
• Experience with requirements management and traceability.
• Strong problem-solving and hands-on test/debug at board or system level.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical activities across engineering disciplines.
• Manage and maintain program requirements, traceability, and verification artifacts.
• Contribute to system and subsystem architecture under senior guidance.
• Support validation and verification activities (environmental, functional, EMI/EMC, tests).
• Coordinate crossfunctional teams (hardware, firmware/FPGA, software, test, suppliers, manufacturing).
• Troubleshoot and debug board-level and system-level issues during test and integration.
• Ensure engineering outputs meet schedule and quality targets.

Skills

Space avionics

FPGA design

Circuit board design

Requirements traceability

Debugging

Communication

Tools

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Lab automation

Test automation

Job description

Moog Inc. in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a midlevel Lead Project Engineer to act as the technical lead for a spacecraft avionics package. You will translate program requirements into system architectures and drive validation through delivery and integration.

Responsibilities include coordinating crossfunctional teams, maintaining requirements traceability, and supporting environmental and EMI/EMC testing to meet schedule and quality targets. Strong hands-on testing and communication are essential.