Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer - Aerospace Actuation

Moog Military Aircraft LLC; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401k match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select)

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

Hybrid work schedule

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Moog is seeking a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer in Torrance, CA, to lead development and verification of advanced hydraulics and electromechanical actuators for military aircraft. You will guide system architecture, requirements, and qualification plans while collaborating across Moog teams and with customers.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, mentoring engineers, and delivering robust system solutions from concept through qualification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another STEM discipline.
• 7+ years of engineering experience, preferably within aerospace or defense product development environments.
• Experience supporting the full product development lifecycle, including requirements development, system design, integration, testing, verification, validation, and qualification.
• Demonstrated success leading technical efforts, subsystem development activities, or cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong systems-thinking, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting technical information to customers and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively balance technical leadership and hands-on engineering contributions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in the development, integration, and verification of advanced hydraulic and electromechanical actuation systems.
• Influence system architecture, design decisions, and requirements development throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead cross-functional engineering efforts and coordinate technical activities across Moog teams and sites.
• Develop and communicate system requirements, verification strategies, and qualification approaches.
• Create and oversee requirements traceability, verification plans, and system qualification documentation.
• Lead integration and test activities, including troubleshooting, root cause investigations, and resolution of technical issues.
• Present technical solutions, program updates, and test results to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Mentor and support early-career engineers while fostering technical excellence across the team.
• Author technical reports, analyses, and engineering documentation to support program objectives.
• Travel approximately 5-15% to Moog and customer locations, primarily within the United States.

Skills

Systems thinking

Analytical

Troubleshooting

Communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Aerospace Engineering degree

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

Job description

Moog is seeking a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer in Torrance, CA, to lead development and verification of advanced hydraulics and electromechanical actuators for military aircraft. You will guide system architecture, requirements, and qualification plans while collaborating across Moog teams and with customers.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, mentoring engineers, and delivering robust system solutions from concept through qualification.