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Project Engineer

Moog Inc

Phoenix, AZFull-time$80–115K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$80–115K/yr
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Moog seeks a Project Engineer to serve as technical lead for a spacecraft avionics package. The role supports project execution from requirements and system architecture through validation, delivery, and integration, coordinating work across engineering disciplines and cross-functional teams. The position is onsite in Phoenix, Arizona, and requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Requirements Management, requiredCircuit Board Design, requiredCircuit Board Debugging, requiredSpacecraft Electronics, requiredFPGA Design, requiredComplex System Design, requiredAvionics Testing, requiredRequirements Traceability, requiredVerification Artifacts, requiredProblem-Solving, requiredHands-on Testing, requiredSystem Debugging, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredSpaceWire, nice to haveEthernet, nice to haveMIL-STD-1553, nice to haveCAN, nice to haveRS-422/TTL, nice to haveEnvironmental Qualification Testing, nice to haveHardware Bring-Up, nice to haveLab Automation, nice to haveTest-Script Development, nice to haveFPGA Toolflows, nice to haveSchematic Capture, nice to havePCB Layout Review, nice to have

Qualifications

2+ Years Relevant Engineering Experience, required

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

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.

Job Title: Project Engineer Reporting To: Manager, Project Engineering Work Schedule: Onsite – Phoenix, AZWe are seeking a mid‑level Lead Project Engineer to act as the technical lead for a spacecraft avionics package. This person will be responsible for subsets of project execution from cradle to grave, translate program requirements into system architectures, and drive product validation through delivery and integration.

Key responsibilities

  • Support technical execution of assigned projects while coordinating technical activities across engineering disciplines,
  • Manage and maintain program requirements, traceability, and verification matrices
  • Contribute to system and subsystem architecture under the guidance of senior technical leaders.
  • Support development and execution of validation and verification activities (environmental, functional, EMI/EMC, integration tests).
  • Coordinate cross‑functional teams (hardware, firmware/FPGA, software, test, suppliers, manufacturing)
  • Troubleshoot and debug board‑level and system‑level issues during test and integration
  • Ensure engineering outputs meet schedule, and quality targets

Must‑have qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant engineering experience (space, avionics, or complex electronics systems)
  • Familiarity with one or more of the following: requirements management, circuit board design & debugging, spacecraft electronics, FPGA design, complex system design, or avionics test
  • Experience creating or maintaining requirements traceability and verification artifacts
  • Strong problem‑solving and hands‑on test/debug skills at the board or system level
  • Clear written and verbal communication;

Nice‑to‑have

  • Familiarity with space or avionics standards and interfaces (SpaceWire, Ethernet, MIL‑STD‑1553, CAN, RS‑422/TTL)
  • Prior experience with environmental qualification testing (vibration, thermal/vacuum, shock)
  • Experience with hardware bring‑up, lab automation, and test-script development
  • Knowledge of FPGA toolflows, schematic capture, or PCB layout review

#LI-MC1

Salary Range Transparency: Phoenix, AZ $80,000.00–$115,000.00 Annually Salary Range Disclaimer 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.

Moog offers an inclusive workplace, and, as such, affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department via phone at 844-367-5787.

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Absent compliance with these pre-conditions resumes submitted directly to any Moog Inc. employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Moog Inc.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,081 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–115K/yr
  • Arizona median$100–147K/yr50 salary ranges
  • US median$95–141K/yr2,656 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $98K, is 21% below the Arizona median midpoint ($124K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Engineer salary ranges in Arizona.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 142 open Project Engineer jobs in Arizona and 5,081 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Arizona
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,964 postings).
Education
3,124 of the 5,081 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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