Senior Project Engineer, Aerospace Defense Lead

Moog Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401k matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible spending accounts

Health insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Moog Inc. in New York state is seeking a Sr. Project Engineer to lead the full lifecycle of aerospace/defense programs and serve as the primary technical contact for customers.

You will mentor junior engineers and coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget. The role requires a DoD security clearance, a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 5+ years of relevant experience, and strong leadership and communication skills to navigate ambiguous requirements and drive

Qualifications

• U.S. DoD Security Clearance is required.
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Software, or Aerospace). Master’s Degree is a plus.
• 5 or more years of experience in a similar role within a complex, aerospace/defense manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience leading or supporting full-lifecycle development across multiple projects; demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to mentor and coach other engineers.
• Possess a deep understanding of earned value management (EVM) techniques and project management fundamentals like critical path analysis, risk/scope/change management, product cost vs. price, etc.
• Experience interfacing with customers to include strong communication skills, comfortable working in undefined scope/requirements and capable of ‘steering’ the customer.
• Experience with electro-mechanical, thermal batteries, controllers, test equipment, thrusters, and/or attitude control systems is a plus.
• Demonstrate effective “systems thinking” and the ability to understand how technical performance, producibility and product quality, business considerations, and customer needs all must be balanced.

Responsibilities

• Support the full lifecycle of the program, ensuring development programs are well-positioned execution.
• Providing technical direction to the customers as Moog navigates ambiguous requirements/change management processes.
• Ensure technical solutions and initiatives are fully integrated into business objectives, priorities, and technology roadmaps; align closely with division and site leadership to assess present and future business needs and direction.
• Prioritize cross-functional collaboration to achieve division and group-level goals; Act in full coordination with Functional Engineering, Product Engineering, the Office of Chief Engineers, and Business Unit/Program leadership to ensure New Product Introduction (NPI) efforts are planned and executed successfully.
• Deliver on the technical, scope, budget, and schedule commitments made to our customers for development and production programs.
• Reduce the potential for product quality issues.
• Support the proposals process, including cost estimates, and writing the technical volume.
• Establish relationships with customer and Moog networks built on trust and competence.
• Provide technical perspective and guidance regarding potential business decisions that may have long-term financial or strategic impact. Be a key influencer in driving the group’s efforts to increase profitability.
• Maintain awareness of customer and Moog technology roadmaps and be a key influencer in aligning efforts to meet future customer needs.
• Demonstrate technical acumen for driving resolutions to complex issues involving engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, programs, and customer considerations, and ambiguous requirements.

Skills

Project management

EVM

Cross-functional leadership

Customer liaison

Mentoring

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's degree (plus)

Job description

Moog Inc. in New York state is seeking a Sr. Project Engineer to lead the full lifecycle of aerospace/defense programs and serve as the primary technical contact for customers.

You will mentor junior engineers and coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget. The role requires a DoD security clearance, a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 5+ years of relevant experience, and strong leadership and communication skills to navigate ambiguous requirements and drive