Staff Digital Systems Engineer - Aerospace & Defense Leader

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

Job summary

Moog Space & Defense Group is hiring a Staff Digital Systems Engineer for onsite work in Phoenix, AZ. This senior role leads architecture, design, integration, and verification of complex digital hardware for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across firmware, software, systems, mechanical, and test teams, and ensure designs meet stringent performance and environmental requirements.

Qualifications

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

FPGA

ASIC

processor-based

SoC-based

signal integrity

timing analysis

board bring-up

lab equipment debugging

cross-functional leadership

communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Timing analysis tools

Simulation tools

verification tools

Job description

Moog Space & Defense Group is hiring a Staff Digital Systems Engineer for onsite work in Phoenix, AZ. This senior role leads architecture, design, integration, and verification of complex digital hardware for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across firmware, software, systems, mechanical, and test teams, and ensure designs meet stringent performance and environmental requirements.