Senior Digital Hardware Architect for Aerospace & Defense

moog; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 185,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Moog Space & Defense Group seeks a Staff Digital Systems Engineer to lead the architecture, design, integration, and verification of complex digital hardware for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. This onsite role in Phoenix partners with firmware, software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering while mentoring others.

The position emphasizes leadership across multidisciplinary teams, high-reliability design practices, and collaboration with PCB layout to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• 7+ years designing complex digital hardware for aerospace, defense, communications, embedded computing, or other high-reliability products.
• Experience designing FPGA-, ASIC-, processor-, or SoC-based digital systems.
• Experience with board bring-up, hardware integration, and laboratory debug.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces and timing analysis.
• Familiarity with signal integrity principles and collaboration with PCB layout teams.
• Excellent communication, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect FPGA-, ASIC-, and processor-based digital hardware for high-reliability systems.
• Lead digital hardware design including architecture, schematics, interface definition, timing constraints, and design reviews.
• Design, integrate, and verify high-speed digital interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, LVDS, SPI, I2C, or similar technologies.
• Support board bring-up, hardware integration, debug, and system verification using standard laboratory equipment.
• Partner with PCB layout engineers to optimize signal integrity, power integrity, timing, and manufacturability.
• Develop and review technical documentation including architecture documents, interface specifications, design reviews, test plans, and verification reports.
• Provide technical mentorship and engineering leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure designs satisfy aerospace and defense performance, reliability, environmental, and quality requirements.

Skills

FPGA/ASIC/SoC design

High-speed interfaces

Leadership & mentorship

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

FPGA development tools

Simulation/verification tools

Timing analysis tools

Job description

Moog Space & Defense Group seeks a Staff Digital Systems Engineer to lead the architecture, design, integration, and verification of complex digital hardware for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. This onsite role in Phoenix partners with firmware, software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering while mentoring others.

The position emphasizes leadership across multidisciplinary teams, high-reliability design practices, and collaboration with PCB layout to