Systems Engineering Manager

Moog is looking for a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a Systems Engineering team.  In this role, you will provide engineering leadership, project leadership, business leadership and engineering process ownership for your team.  You will provide and assign the appropriate engineering resources on projects, manage the performance of your direct reports, maintain and improve engineering processes, and ensure project milestones are met.  This position is based at our Corporate Headquarters in East Aurora, NY.

Moog Aircraft Group is the leader of advanced flight controls for commercial and military aircraft.  We are positioned on virtually every aircraft in the marketplace, supplying reliable systems that are highly supportable and add significant value for our customers.  Moog Aircraft Group is a sector of Moog (NYSE:MOG.A and MOG.B).  Moog designs, manufactures and integrates precision motion control systems and components.  Our high-performance solutions are used in satellites and space vehicles, military and commercial aircraft, launch vehicles, missiles, industrial machinery, marine applications, and medical equipment.  Headquartered in East Aurora, NY, we employ almost 13,000 employees in 27 countries.  While our products are known as the best in the industry, the unique part about Moog is our culture of trust and mutual respect that promotes personal initiative, autonomy and excellence. 

As a Systems Engineering Manager, you will…

• Manage execution of work by teams and team members through monitoring progress, providing technical direction, and problem-solving solutions.
• Mentor direct reports in all aspects of Systems Engineering and Engineering career development. Model Systems Engineering industry best practices, as well as Moog core values, to promote development of world-class Systems Engineering talent.
• Supervise Team Leads and team members providing goals, feedback and recognition and developing bench strength through career planning and progression. Actively demonstrate Performance Management of resources to optimize skills and capabilities.
• Support new business initiatives though trade studies, concept development, proposal responses, and customer presentations.
• Manage the product development capacity and planning process through active recruiting and retention of skilled employees.
• Manage the advancement of the product development process by providing technical support, developing tools and infrastructure, facilitating learning and continuity across teams.
• Participate with other Systems Engineering Managers and the Systems Chief Engineer, as a member of the Systems Engineering Leadership Team. This team sets direction for, and develops processes for, the Systems Engineering department. It also provides technology leadership by maintaining an active R&D technology roadmap; supporting R&D activities; optimizing the interplay between product technology, tools and programs; and facilitating technology collaboration with other technologies.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to a Systems Engineering team and/ or cross-disciplinary engineering team working on flight control actuation technology and/or integration of flight control actuation systems.
   

Minimum Qualifications to be considered… 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with 10+ years of Engineering work experience OR MS Degree in Engineering with 8+ years of Engineering work experience
• Team/project leadership experience
• Experience and working knowledge across all Systems Engineering domains, to include requirements new business/concept development, requirements development/allocation, system design and analysis, integration and test, and anomaly resolution/root cause investigations
• Critical thinker, adept at relationship building and leading through influence
• Ability to obtain, a U.S. DoD Secret Security Clearance
• This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Preferred Qualifications Include… 

• Experience in Safety Critical Aircraft Control Systems and/or Actuation Systems design, development, integration, and certification
• Advanced degree in Engineering
• Ability to get things done through others, coaching and mentoring along the way
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance is a plus
• Experience in the aerospace/defense manufacturing industry strongly preferred

At Moog we work in an environment where people trust, respect and encourage one another.  We believe in our people, and it shows in everything we do.  We invite you to become part of our continued success.

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