Senior Gage Design and Dimensional Engineer
About the role
Moog 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 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. Our Defense division in Salt Lake City, UT is looking for a Senior Gage Design and Dimensional Engineer to join our dynamic team within the Missiles business unit.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical expert in GD&T, and functional gage design.
- Interpret and apply ASME Y14.5 and ASME Y14.43 to ensure part design is measurable, inspectable, and functionally appropriate.
- Design, review, and improve custom gauges, fixtures, and related tooling used to support efficient production inspection and hardware evaluation.
- Provide technical guidance on drawing interpretation, conformance, inspection feasibility, and dimensional disposition.
- Partner with Engineering, Quality, Inspection, Manufacturing, and suppliers to improve dimensional quality, inspection methods, and manufacturability.
- Identify opportunities to improve drawings, tolerancing, and inspection approaches for existing and new products.
- Deliver technical coaching and training in GD&T and gage design.
- Support technical definition quality within drawing review and release workflows.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field preferred; equivalent advanced technical training and directly relevant experience will be considered.
- 2+ years of relevant experience, including significant experience in gage design, dimensional engineering, tooling design, metrology, manufacturing engineering, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated expertise in ASME Y14.5 and proven hands-on experience with ASME Y14.43.
- Strong experience designing or reviewing custom gauges, fixtures, or tooling for production applications.
- Strong ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and make sound technical judgments related to measurement and conformance.
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills for collaboration and coordination with internal and external customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams on complex technical issues; this includes the ability to create technical documentation and train others.
- Able to work onsite in Salt Lake City, UT (remote candidates will not be considered).
Qualifications
- Recognized GD&T certification, instructor experience, or demonstrated technical training capability.
- Experience supporting production hardware in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience contributing to MRB, nonconformance, or disposition-related decisions.
- Proficiency with NX, Teamcenter, SolidWorks, or similar CAD/PLM tools.
- Familiarity with PLM workflows, drawing release processes, and configuration-controlled environments.
Skills
- GD&T
- Dimensional Engineering
- Tooling Design
- Metrology
- Manufacturing Engineering
Benefits
Financial Rewards: Great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, 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 our 12 core values. Enhanced by multiple employee-led Employee Resource Groups, and various team-building activities, delivering a truly open and supportive workplace
Pay
$80,000.00–$135,000.00 Annually
Schedule
9/80 schedule to include every other Friday off!