Spacecraft Avionics 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 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.