Sr Electrical Design Engineering Manager
About the role
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. The Defense Sector of Moog’s Space and Defense Group (SDG) designs and manufactures control systems and components used over a wide array of applications ranging from precision flight control to critical military positioning systems for ground based systems. As an industry leader in integrated defense solutions, Moog has been committed to the defense industry for more than 60 years. Our team in the Western New York Defense team is looking for a Sr. Electrical Design Engineering Manager, to lead a team comprised of electrical, firmware and packaging design engineers. You will report to the Staff Design Engineering Manager with your own team of approximately 6-10 direct reports. The Senior Manager will also contribute as a key technical member of the design team. This position requires a high degree of foresight and creativity to anticipate and solve unprecedented engineering problems.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of 6-10 electrical engineers, fostering growth and collaboration
- Collaborate across multiple engineering and operating groups
- Provide personal development for direct reports by conducting performance reviews, training, mentoring, and monitoring career development
- Assign programs and projects to direct reports in a timely manner and monitor these tasks so they are completed within technical, cost, and schedule constraints
- Champion continuous improvement in the design and development processes
- Provide expert technical guidance and support to your team
- Act as a key contributor during design reviews, validating adherence to internal standards
- Execute the detailed design and analyses for products, including conceptual layout and design, dynamic performance modelling, thermal analysis, and structural analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Firmware or Computer Engineering
- 5+ years of relevant technical experience designing and/or managing or testing electronic controller units (ECU’s), board assemblies with a preferential focus on high voltage motor controllers
- 3 years of leading technical projects or technical initiatives
- Proven track record managing and leading engineering teams to success
- Self‑motivated, with strong critical thinking and analytical skills
- Experience interfacing with customers
- Proficient communication skills, both in writing technical documentation and in public speaking presentations
- Familiarity and working knowledge of key software tools such as Cadence, Teamcenter and PSpice
- Ability to work onsite in Elma, NY (remote candidates will not be considered)
- Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance
- Anticipated travel up to 5%
Benefits
- Financial Rewards: great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), 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
- Culture: Warm, respectful, family‑like environment driven by 12 core values; multiple Employee Resource Groups led by employees, open and welcoming to all
Pay
Salary Range Transparency: Buffalo, NY $100,000.00–$150,000.00 Annually
Schedule
Onsite – Elma, NY (remote candidates not considered); anticipated travel up to 5%