Associate Project Engineer

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Moog Space and Defense Group is projecting significant growth driven by high levels of U.S. Department of Defense growth. The East Aurora, NY Hypersonic Vehicle Systems (HVS) Team supplies a variety of complex integrated guidance, navigation, and control (iGNC) systems that can include Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems, Thrust Vector Control Systems, Thermal Batteries, Attitude Control Systems, and a Multi-Effector Controller for hypersonic vehicles. This specific role will focus on the Multi-Effector Controller (MEC) and its technology development, qualification, and production insertion.

The Associate Project Engineer position is an over-arching role with accountability for ensuring the technical and engineering execution performance over the full product lifecycle.Depending on the need, the role is intended to be tailored to provide oversight for either (1) multiple smaller systems programs to multiple customers or (2) a more complex system program with development efforts through NPI phases and into low/full rate production. This role will also provide mentoring for younger project engineers as well as support on business initiatives and improvements.In this role you will report to the Staff Engineering Manager for the HVS engineering group. The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance and access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Embracing the mindset of "One Moog Team", the Associate Project Engineer 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, supporting a Sr. and IPT/Staff Project engineer. This is facilitated by cultivating an atmosphere that values each individual's unique contributions by encouraging open collaboration, fostering mutual trust and respect, and emphasizing accountability. The Associate Project Engineer is the customer's primary technical point of contact (TPOC) and is responsible for maintaining the proper balance between the customer's satisfaction and Moog's contracted scope of work. The Associate Project Engineer is responsible for ensuring the technical compliance of critical system attributes like safety, reliability, performance, and producibility for Moog products in development and/or production in support of a given customer or platform. She/he coordinates the technical interactions between Design, System Architecture, and Product Support Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality organizations.

As an Associate Project Engineer, you will:

• Support the full lifecycle of the program, with a heavy emphasis on two areas: (1) ensuring development programs are well-positioned for deterministic execution with technically sound initial assumptions, risk balancing, and structures in place for effective change management; (2) providing technical direction to the customers as Moog navigates ambiguous requirements. Ensuring that Moog is positioned well for system content while still satisfying the mission needs of our customers; and (3) provide support for any DVT, qualification, flight test, and early production problems as the main TPOC.

• Ensure technical solutions and initiatives are fully integrated into business objectives, priorities, and technology roadmaps, by aligning closely with division and site leadership to assess present and future business needs and direction.

• 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, effectively managed through production ramp-up challenges, and sustained through the entire production run. This will also involve multiple SDG site interactions for resource support and product support.

• Deliver on the technical, scope, budget, and schedule commitments made to our customers for development and production programs. Have 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. Strong Ability to be the technical lead across multiple products (actuators, controllers, thrusters, batteries, etc.).

• Reduce the potential for product quality issues before they impact a customer, thereby maintaining the customer's confidence in Moog as a critical partner.

• Support the business development team in preparing and sometimes leading successful proposals, cost estimates, and shoulder the responsibility for writing the technical volume.

• Establish relationships with customer and Moog networks built on trust and competence. Maintain good emotional intelligence, deliver clear and transparent communication, and actively listen to the "voice of the customer".

• 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.

• 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 and position Moog to be in unique positions to offer innovative solutions.

• Demonstrate the charisma, trust and technical acumen for driving to resolution for complex issues involving engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, programs, and customer considerations, and ambiguous requirements. Prioritize cross-functional collaboration to achieve division and group-level goals. We are all in this together!

To be considered for the Associate Project Engineer, here's what you'll need to bring with you:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Software, or Aerospace). Master's Degree is a plus.

• At least 3 years of progressive engineering experience, with at least 1 year of leading or supporting development projects. Specific experience in several full life cycles of programs as well as several different product types is a plus.

• Experience interfacing with customers and demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills. Must be comfortable working in undefined scope/requirements and capable of 'steering' the customer.

• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to mentor and coach other engineers.

• A proven track record of effectively guiding cross-functional teams through multiple stages of a development program, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.

• Experience working across business units and influencing departmental groups for support in executing is a plus.

• Experience with electro-mechanical, thermal batteries, controllers, test equipment, thrusters, and/or attitude control systems is a plus.

How We Care For You:

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, annual profit sharing, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs

• Collaborative and Welcoming Workplace: Inclusive culture rooted in our values, enhanced by Employee Resource Groups, and team-building activities.

• Additional site-specific benefits may be offered.

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This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

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