Spacecraft Integrated Systems Chief Engineer

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Moog Space and Defense Group is seeking a Spacecraft Integrated Systems Chief Engineer to provide technical leadership across the full lifecycle of complex spacecraft and spaceflight systems. This highly visible role serves as a technical authority responsible for ensuring product integrity, advancing technology strategy, and leading multidisciplinary engineering efforts that deliver mission-critical solutions to our customers. As a recognized subject matter expert, you will help shape future spacecraft capabilities while ensuring the successful execution of complex development, production, and sustainment programs.

For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

To be considered for the Spacecraft Integrated Systems Chief Engineer role, here's what you'll need to bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.

• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible engineering experience, including significant experience leading complex aerospace, defense, propulsion, or electromechanical systems programs.

• Extensive experience developing, integrating, testing, and deploying complex aerospace, spacecraft, satellite, or spaceflight systems.

• Demonstrated success serving as a technical authority or engineering leader on large-scale aerospace or space programs.

• Deep understanding of systems engineering principles, spacecraft architecture, requirements management, integration, verification, validation, and mission assurance.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through complex technical challenges and program execution.

• Proven ability to develop technical strategies, influence organizational priorities, and guide critical engineering decisions.

• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, risk management, configuration management, and development assurance processes.

• Experience evaluating technical tradeoffs involving performance, reliability, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and mission requirements.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage customers, senior leadership, and engineering teams.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and develop technical talent across multiple disciplines.

• Experience interacting directly with government, commercial space, defense, or aerospace customers.

• Ability to work across geographically dispersed teams and multiple business functions.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance, if required.

• U.S. Citizenship may be required for access to export-controlled information and certain government programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience serving as a Chief Engineer, Chief Systems Engineer, Technical Fellow, Technical Director, or equivalent technical leadership role.

• Expertise in spacecraft integration, satellite systems, avionics, flight controls, guidance and navigation, mission systems, propulsion, payload integration, or related technologies.

• Experience supporting spacecraft development programs from concept through launch and mission operations.

• Knowledge of NASA, DoD, commercial space, or other aerospace industry standards and requirements.

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance.

• Recognition as a subject matter expert within the aerospace or space systems community.

As a Spacecraft Integrated Systems Chief Engineer, you will:

• Serve as the technical authority for spacecraft integrated systems across all phases of the product lifecycle, including concept development, design, integration, verification, production, launch, and mission support.

• Be accountable for product integrity, technical excellence, and mission success across customer-funded, internally funded, development, production, and sustainment programs.

• Lead large, complex multidisciplinary engineering initiatives involving systems engineering, mechanical design, electronics, software, controls, propulsion, structures, thermal, and other engineering disciplines.

• Support the development and execution of Business Unit technology strategies and long-term spacecraft product roadmaps.

• Establish and maintain technical standards that ensure system performance, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and mission assurance.

• Provide technical leadership in architecture development, requirements management, system integration, verification, validation, and qualification activities.

• Ensure compliance with Moog engineering processes, customer requirements, space industry standards, and program commitments.

• Own and approve critical technical decisions, engineering deliverables, qualification artifacts, and development documentation.

• Lead technical reviews, risk assessments, readiness reviews, and development assurance activities throughout program execution.

• Serve as the primary technical advisor to customers, program leadership, and executive management.

• Provide technical disposition and guidance for complex development, production, integration, test, and field-related issues.

• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, operations, and program management functions to achieve program objectives.

• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, systems engineering methodologies, and technical standards.

• Mentor engineers and technical leaders while building organizational technical capability and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

• Balance technical risk, program cost, schedule commitments, and customer expectations to achieve successful mission outcomes.

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will be recognized as a trusted technical leader responsible for ensuring the successful development and execution of advanced spacecraft systems. Your expertise will influence technology strategy, drive engineering excellence, and support mission-critical programs that enable customer success in the increasingly complex space domain. Through your leadership, innovation, and technical judgment, you will help shape the future of Moog's space systems portfolio while protecting product integrity and mission performance.

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401(k), and the ability to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (where available), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and Health Savings Accounts (HSA).

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, parental leave program, and relocation assistance.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and other supplemental benefit offerings.

• Professional Skills Development: Tuition assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development programs, and ongoing personal and professional growth opportunities.

• Culture: A warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 Core Values. Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by employees and open to all.

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

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