Lead Systems Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Employee stock purchase plan

Open paid time off policy

Region-specific benefits

Job summary

Moog Inc in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a mid-level Lead Systems Engineer to act as 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 across engineering disciplines, managing requirements and verification artifacts, supporting tests (environmental, EMI/EMC), and ensuring schedule and quality targets are met.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant engineering experience (space, avionics, or complex electronics systems).
• Experience with requirements management and traceability.
• Ability to design or debug circuit boards, spacecraft electronics, or FPGA.
• Experience creating or maintaining verification artifacts.
• Strong problem-solving and hands-on test/debug skills at board or system level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Space avionics

Requirements management

Circuit board design

FPGA design

Test & debugging

System design

Clear communication

Job description

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: Lead Systems Engineer
Reporting To: Manager, Project Engineering
Work Schedule: Onsite – Phoenix, AZ

About the role

We are seeking a mid‑level Lead Systems Engineer to act as the technical lead for a spacecraft avionics package. This person will be responsible for subsets of project execution from cradle to grave, translate program requirements into system architectures, and drive product validation through delivery and integration.

Key responsibilities

• Support technical execution of assigned projects while coordinating technical activities across engineering disciplines
• Manage and maintain program requirements, traceability, and verification matrices
• Contribute to system and subsystem architecture under the guidance of senior technical leaders
• Support development and execution of validation and verification activities (environmental, functional, EMI/EMC, integration tests)
• Coordinate cross‑functional 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

Must‑have qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant engineering experience (space, avionics, or complex electronics systems)
• Familiarity with one or more of the following: requirements management, circuit board design & debugging, spacecraft electronics, FPGA design, complex system design, or avionics test
• Experience creating or maintaining requirements traceability and verification artifacts
• Strong problem‑solving and hands‑on test/debug skills at the board or system level
• Clear written and verbal communication

Nice‑to‑have

• Familiarity with space or avionics standards and interfaces (SpaceWire, Ethernet, MIL‑STD‑1553, CAN, RS‑422/TTL)
• Prior experience with environmental qualification testing (vibration, thermal/vacuum, shock)
• Experience with hardware bring‑up, lab automation, and test‑script development
• Knowledge of FPGA toolflows, schematic capture, or PCB layout review

Salary Range Transparency: Phoenix, AZ $80,000.00–$130,000.00 Annually

Salary Range Disclaimer: The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this position in the given work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Moog's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, an open paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.

• annual bonuses
• employee stock purchase plan
• an open paid time off policy
• many region-specific benefits

This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

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