Associate Design Engineer

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Moog Military Aircraft is looking for an Associate Design Engineer to work on next-generation aircraft controls for military aircraft.  Your primary tasks may include creation of system architecture; performance prediction; system analysis; requirements management; and integration, verification and validation planning.  Reporting to an Engineering Manager, you will have a 9/80 work schedule with a hybrid work option (3 days/week in the office) in Torrance, CA.

Moog provides flight control equipment and systems to the world’s leading military platforms.  Headquartered in East Aurora, NY, we employ 14,000 employees in 24 countries.  At Moog we have a culture of trust and mutual respect; and for you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

As an Associate Design Engineer, you will:

• Contribute as a key technical member on a team of creative, independent individuals to develop, integrate, and verify complex hydraulic and electromechanical control systems

• Coordinate/participate design product discussions across other development teams and Moog sites

• Create and communicate design requirements

• Support the identification and definition of Verification and Validation approaches for the system or subsystem

• Develop verification plans and verification cross reference matrices (VCRM’s) for high performance control systems.

• Develop test plans and procedures in support of requirements verification and system qualification.

• Drive successful real-time system model integration, in order to support a variety of test environments at both system and unit level.

• Drive successful real-time system model integration, in order to support a variety of test environments at both system and unit level.

• Create test scripts to support automated testing of systems.

• Create concise reports to document test results, requirement verification, limitations and constraints.

• Support system- and subsystem-level integration and test, including any anomaly investigations

• Travel 5-15% to other Moog sites and customer sites (primarily US based)

To be considered for this role, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Internship or hands-on experience in the field of design/development engineering, creating designs of electromechanical and mechanical components

• Mechanical knowledge in a hands-on environment

It’d be great if you also had:

• Experience in the aerospace industry

• Broad background in design analysis, including stress analysis, kinematics, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, and vibration

• Experience with closed loop systems, servomechanisms, fracture mechanics and Computer Aided Design

• Experience with Siemens NX software is a plus

• Knowledge of aircraft flight control systems 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

• Our Torrance site has a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off

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

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