Project Engineering Supervisor

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 Engineering Supervisor

Reporting To:

Management, Design Engineering

Work Schedule:

Hybrid – Torrance, CA

Moog is looking for a Project Engineering Supervisor (Section Head) to lead a team of 4-6 Project Engineers in analysis, conceptual design, developing, and integrating electromechanical and electro-hydraulic Test Equipment that will test flight control systems for military aircraft.  Reporting to a Test Systems Manager, you will have a 9/80 schedule option with hybrid work (at least 3 days/week in the office) in Torrance, CA.

As a Project Engineering Section Head, you will:

• Lead a team of Project Engineers  assigned to oversee technical, cost and schedule performance for development programs. 

• Supervise your direct reports, providing technical mentoring and training to develop your team’s competency, skills, and efficiency to meet test equipment engineering global standards.

• Work together with the Test Systems Leadership to assign engineers to projects as required and be accountable for your team’s performance in the execution of their project responsibilities.

• Ensure process compliance and participate in process development to improve efficiency and rigor. 

• Perform performance reviews for assigned staff and participate in workforce planning and recruiting/hiring.

• In addition to leadership responsibilities, the section head is also expected to serve as a direct individual contributor to assigned projects at 50 – 75% capacity. In order to serve directly as a Project Engineer on Test Equipment (TE) projects, and to effectively mentor the assigned team, the section head for Project Engineering will need competency in the following disciplines:  

  • Validate conceptual problem solutions by performing trade studies and analyses. 

  • Document designs, analyses, and test results with accurate and concise reports. 

  • Set the direction for the technical engineering team, coordinate a team of designers, drafters, analysts, technicians, and Systems engineers. 

  • Proposal volume development and costing support. 

  • Be the main technical contact for the customer. 

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

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering

• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in design/development engineering work experience skills OR Master’s Degree in Engineering with 3+ years of design/development engineering work experience 

• Travel - International engagement is a routine element of this role, and occasional travel (5-10%) is required

It’d be great if you also had:

• Engineering leadership experience

• Strong presentation skills and the ability to tailor the discussion to the audience

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Master of Science Degree in Engineering

• Experience in the aerospace/defense manufacturing industry strongly preferred

• Possess strong people skills to lead assigned team, interface with other section heads, and global managers, and assist with globally matrixed projects

• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to mentor and coach engineers of various skill sets and experience

• Working familiarity with the following is desired: 

• Having indirect (or direct) leadership and task assignment to cross-functional teams

• Familiarity with Fault Management design and architecture development 

• Strengths in controls system design 

• Experience in Requirements Management, Verification and Validation Methods, and/or Integration and Test 

• Familiarity with MATLAB, Simulink, and dSpace hardware for system performance and real-time modeling 

• Experience in the aerospace industry 

• Experience with project planning, scheduling and resource loading; experience with MS Project.   

• Experience with EVMS fundamentals 

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: