Sr. Project Engineer

Moog; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Moog seeks a Sr. Project Engineer in Buffalo, NY. You will lead cross-functional teams across engineering and program management to ensure successful lifecycle execution for defense/aerospace projects. You will mentor junior engineers and serve as the primary technical contact for customers.

Your role emphasizes EVM, risk management, and balancing technical performance with cost, schedule, and producibility within Moog’s lifecycle processes.

Qualifications

• U.S. DoD security clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years in a similar aerospace/defense role with multi-project leadership.
• Experience leading full-lifecycle development and mentoring engineers.
• Strong understanding of EVM, cost vs. schedule, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Support full program lifecycle and ensure execution readiness.
• Provide technical direction to customers handling ambiguous requirements.
• Align technical solutions with business objectives and roadmaps.
• Coordinate with engineering, product, and leadership for NPI efforts.
• Deliver on scope, budget, and schedule commitments to customers.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and drive resolution of issues.

Skills

DoD clearance

Engineering degree

Experience in aerospace/defense

Leadership & mentoring

Earned value management (EVM)

Customer communication

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree

Job description

Job Title

Sr. Project Engineer

Reporting To

Mgr., SDG Staff Engineering

Work Schedule

Onsite - Buffalo, NY

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Moog's place as a global leader in the design and manufacturing of precision motion control technology is a clear reason to come work for us, however it's our culture and values that truly set us apart, for our employees and our customers.

Our Space and Defense Group (SDG) has a long heritage at Moog. We serve ever-evolving markets with ongoing innovation that allows for constantly developing technology and excellent career opportunities.

Our Space division is eager to welcome a new Sr. Project Engineer role to their dynamic team in East Aurora, NY! This Sr. Project Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the technical compliance and engineering execution performance over the full product lifecycle. The Sr. Project Engineer is the customer's primary technical point of contact (TPOC) and is committed to leading a team of highly skilled, cross-disciplinary technical professionals, driving the creation of innovative solutions to technical challenges while upholding our commitments to both internal and external customers. This role will also provide mentorship/guidance for more junior project engineers and support business initiatives and improvements as well. You will report to the Staff Engineering Manager and enjoy an on-site work structure.

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.

Benefits

In return, we care for you by providing incredible 'work perks' including:

• Financial Rewards : Great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (selec