IPT Lead Engineer

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.

Work Schedule: Onsite – Buffalo, NY

Moog, Inc. is a global leader in motion control across land, sea, air, and space, pioneering advanced solutions to drive cutting-edge innovation for our valued customers. Our Space and Defense Group (SDG) is the operating group with the longest heritage at Moog and serves ever-evolving markets with ongoing innovation that allows for constantly developing technology and excellent career opportunities. Within our SDG, Actuation & Avionics is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology TVC systems development, ranging from hydraulic, electromechanical, and electro-hydrostatic actuation systems, supporting booster and large missile markets. This exciting A&A team, based in East Aurora, NY, is looking to welcome a skilled Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead Engineer.

About the role

As an IPT Lead Engineer, you will support generational development programs, working closely with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman on developing and delivering hardware that supports an advanced anti-ballistic missile defense system and the next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). With broad technical autonomy, this role leads the review, design, development, and implementation of engineering systems or programs. Serving in an advisory or leadership capacity, it oversees complex problem-solving, guides staff, and develops multi-year plans to deliver compliant, well-documented solutions. As the primary technical contact, this position coordinates across teams, users, and external partners throughout the development cycle. It manages staffing and collaboration, anticipates future engineering needs, and supports business growth through new and expanded opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Integrated product team (IPT) lead responsible for technical oversight, direction, and hands-on design to develop and integrate the TVC actuation system.
• Ensures end-to-end products are designed, integrated, and tested to support program requirements.
• Leads development, maintenance, and modification of the design for transition into production.
• Leads and participates in trade studies to ensure the design meets all physical, mechanical, and environmental requirements while accommodating the required payload, power, propulsion, thermal, communications, and attitude control system requirements.
• Supports program design and readiness reviews.
• Liaises with all levels of program and engineering staff on design, integration, and test matters and supports other teams/disciplines as necessary.
• Formulates and maintains development plans and schedule inputs as execution occurs.
• Develops Basis of Estimates for assigned program tasks and proposals.
• Communicates development status and generates relevant metrics to monitor development progress.
• Provides schedule status, ETC, and variance inputs to cost account managers.
• Determines technical objectives for solution(s) to advanced technical engineering problems.
• Represents the organization as a prime technical contact within and engineering team for assigned project(s)/program(s).
• May function in an advisory or leadership role for a project/program and provide direction and guidance to less experienced professional staff or a team of professional staff.
• Formulates plans and guides the development and implementation of engineering solution(s) including deployment, resource requirements, testing, documentation, integration, and compliance and safety.
• Plans and coordinates the maintenance of engineering solutions including documentation, reporting, publishing, and making technical and other presentations to ensure viability of the solution(s) in an evolving environment.
• Plans for future applications of solutions based on new developments in engineering technology.
• Participates in or may lead the development of new or expansion of existing business opportunities.

Requirements

• Must have or be able to obtain a security clearance (TS preferred).
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows: 10 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 5 or more years of experience with a Master’s degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment and organize work assignments to meet established timetables.
• Strong communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Must be able to work extended hours as required and be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and workloads.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of space system design experience.
• 3 years of experience in leading technical teams.
• Great interpersonal skills working in a team environment.
• Demonstrated engineering experience in the entire lifecycle of a program.
• Experience preparing for and presenting at customer reviews.
• Experience in risk management and earned value management.
• Experience in schedule development using Microsoft Project.
• Familiarity with agile design processes.

Benefits

• Financial Rewards: Competitive compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending, and Health Savings Accounts.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leave program, and relocation assistance.
• Health & Wellbeing: 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 Culture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment rooted in 12 core values, enhanced by multiple employee-led Employee Resource Groups and various team-building activities.
• Additional site-specific benefits including an on-site wellness center, miles of walking trails, and employee engagement activities.

Pay

Buffalo, NY: $140,000.00 – $180,000.00 annually.