Senior Quality 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.

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Moog is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to plan and execute cost-effective quality processes to assure that we will meet or exceed contractual quality requirements and provide the required level of protection to Moog and its Customers.  You will have a measurable impact on the performance of our business by promoting the highest standards of quality. Since the hardware that we produce is very complex, we are looking for someone who understands the important nature of it. You will report to a Project Quality Engineer and work onsite in East Aurora, NY (Buffalo area).

Moog Space and Defense provides hardware involved in the flow of ignition and systems to the world’s leading space and defense platforms.  Headquartered in East Aurora, NY, we employ 13,000 employees in 27 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 a Senior Quality Engineer, you will:

• Most importantly, you’ll be relied upon to have integrity, and as someone who won’t be afraid to stand up and say “STOP – we have a problem we that need to address right away.” You may have found that this type of environment hasn’t been encouraged where you’ve worked in the past, but it is here.  You’ll have the strength of Moog’s culture behind you to support it.

• Responsible for quality success on program teams in meeting contractual requirements and driving crucial quality related decisions for our customers.

• Lead Moog support of Customer & Government (DCMA) inspections, customer audits and requirements.

• Improve production by conducting QE studies, recommending design changes, and providing quality support to manufacturing personnel.

• Facilitate cross functional teams through problem solving activities. These activities will include failure analysis, root cause and corrective action analysis, risk mitigation, material review, customer & governmental interface, audit support configuration control, and traceability.

• Teach Quality personnel on the process of reviewing and preparing End Item Data packs to provide to customer during either source inspections or shipment of hardware.

• Develop Quality plans for receiving inspection, manufacturing operations, assembly & test processes, and final inspection.

• Work directly with customers and suppliers to identify root cause and corrective action.

• Improve cost for inspection and prevent cost due to failure through statistical analysis and problem solving.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent STEM.

• 8 years of professional work experience in Engineering or Manufacturing, 5 years of which must be in Quality Engineering in manufacturing.

• Proficiency with statistical, spreadsheet, and database software packages

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.

• Additional site-specific benefits may be offered

• Nature trails on campus

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The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this position in the given work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Moog's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, an open paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits. 

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

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