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Job Title
Mechanical Design Engineer
Reporting To:
Management, Systems Engineering
Work Schedule:
Onsite – Buffalo, NY
Moog is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to support multiple teams focused on development of next-generation hypersonic vehicle solutions. You will need to solve innovative and adaptive solutions based on very ambiguous requirements. Knowledge with electromechanical and hydraulic actuators, release mechanisms, complex systems packaging and structure solutions, and interactions with power management and controllers will be critical in this role. There is also customer interaction that will require some business development involvement and critical relationship building/networking. You will support designs across proposals and multiple programs in parallel while working with classified and CUI information.
Hypersonic Vehicle Systems (HVS) is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to support the ever-growing business unit. It will be essential to juggle multiple complex programs with similar environments that may come close to challenging physics in order to continue to support the warfighter and help advance technology for solutions that have never been completed before.
You will report to the HVS Staff Systems Engineering Manager and will have an onsite work schedule in East Aurora, New York. You will work alongside systems, electrical, firmware, software, and packaging engineers reporting into this organization.
To be considered for the Mechanical Design Engineer role, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you:
As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will:
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Salary Range Transparency:
Buffalo, NY $80,000.00–$115,000.00 Annually
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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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