Senior Actuation Systems Chief Engineer

moog; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Job summary

Moog in Buffalo, NY seeks an Actuation Systems Chief Engineer to lead technical strategy and lifecycle authority for advanced actuation products. You will shape design norms, review critical artifacts, and mentor engineers across cross-functional teams in a regulated aerospace environment.

The role requires 10+ years of engineering leadership, strong systems engineering fundamentals, and proven collaboration with customers and executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years in engineering with leadership of complex aerospace, defense, actuation systems.
• Technical authority for complex engineering products and programs.
• Deep understanding of actuation technologies, motion control, electromechanical, hydraulics.
• Lead large cross-functional initiatives and influence decisions across organizations.
• Systems engineering principles, requirements management, risk assessment, verification/validation.
• Reviewing critical deliverables, technical baselines, qualification activities.
• Evaluate trade-offs among cost, schedule, performance, manufacturability, reliability.
• Excellent communication with customers and executive leadership.
• Regulated aerospace/defense environment experience; U.S. Citizenship may be required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for actuation system products across the full product lifecycle.
• Own product integrity across development, qualification, production, sustainment, and aftermarket support.
• Lead technical execution of complex aerospace and defense programs with multidisciplinary teams.
• Play a key role in Business Unit technology strategy and roadmaps.
• Establish and maintain technical standards for performance, reliability, safety, manufacturability.
• Ensure compliance with Moog engineering processes and industry standards.
• Own and approve technical content and artifacts; delegate authority when appropriate.
• Provide technical disposition for production and field issues.
• Mentor engineers and foster accountability and collaboration.
• Balance technical risk, cost, schedule, and customer requirements.

Skills

Technical leadership

Actuation systems

Motion control

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk assessment

Verification

Cross-functional

Customer engagement

Mentoring engineers

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Master's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Moog in Buffalo, NY seeks an Actuation Systems Chief Engineer to lead technical strategy and lifecycle authority for advanced actuation products. You will shape design norms, review critical artifacts, and mentor engineers across cross-functional teams in a regulated aerospace environment.

The role requires 10+ years of engineering leadership, strong systems engineering fundamentals, and proven collaboration with customers and executives.