Staff Digital Systems Engineer

Moog Inc; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 185,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Employee stock purchase plan

Open paid time off

Region-specific benefits

Job summary

Moog Space & Defense Group in Phoenix, AZ, seeks a Staff Digital Systems Engineer to lead architecture, design, integration, and verification of high-reliability digital hardware for aerospace and defense applications.

The role partners with firmware, software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering, mentoring other engineers while ensuring compliance with environment and quality requirements. Onsite work with cross-functional teams is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• 10+ years designing complex digital hardware for aerospace, defense, 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

Digital design

FPGA/SoC

High-speed interfaces

Signal integrity

Hardware debug

Technical leadership

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelors in EE/CE

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Lab equipment

Timing analysis tools

Job description

Staff Digital Systems Engineer

Reporting To: Design Engineering Manager

Work Schedule: Onsite – Phoenix, AZ

Role Overview

Moog Space & Defense Group develops high-reliability avionics, embedded computing, payload electronics, power distribution, and spacecraft systems supporting NASA, civil space, and defense missions. We are seeking a Staff Digital Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership in the architecture, design, integration, and verification of complex digital hardware for mission‑critical aerospace and defense applications. This senior individual‑contributor role partners closely with firmware, software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering while mentoring other engineers.

What You’ll Do

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• 10+ 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• Experience developing aerospace or defense electronics.
• Experience with FPGA development, simulation, verification, or timing analysis tools.
• Experience with radiation‑tolerant or harsh-environment electronics.
• Experience with embedded processors, hardware/software co-design, Linux BSPs, or embedded systems.
• Experience with formal verification, SI/PI analysis, or mixed-signal hardware.

Benefits

Work on cutting‑edge spacecraft and defense programs and influence technical direction as a Staff Engineer.

• Salary: $185,000.00–$202,000.00 annually (Phoenix, AZ).
• Annual bonuses.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Open paid time off policy.
• Region‑specific benefits.

Additional Requirements

Position requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Moog is an Equal Opportunity Employer and affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.