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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.\nJob Title:\nSenior Lead Systems EngineerReporting To:\nEngineer Sr., SystemsWork Schedule:\nHybrid - Arvada, COMoog is a world-class provider of spacecraft propulsion systems, avionics, flight software, and structures. Our depth of expertise in these subsystems positions us uniquely to develop a high-value vertically integrated space vehicle solution to our customers. We invite top performers to apply to become a part of our lean and agile team.\nThe Arvada, CO location is nestled near the foothills of the front range, just west of Denver. The office is a 10-minute drive from downtown Golden and Arvada and is an easy commute from most of the Denver Metro area. Colorado offers year-round outdoor activities and is a melting pot of cultures.\nMoog’s Space and Defense Group is seeking an experienced Senior Lead Systems Engineer to join our Space Vehicles team in Arvada, CO. This includes all phases from conceptual design to development, integration, test, and delivery. Typical space vehicle applications include spacecraft buses, a “smart upper stage”, an in-space transfer vehicle, and a hosted payload platform. The selected candidate will be responsible for technical authority on a spacecraft bus program, and working side-by-side with other engineers in a team environment. You will report to the Systems Engineering Manager and will have a 9/80 hybrid work schedule, which provides every other Friday off!\nTo be considered for theSenior Lead Systems Engineerrole, here’s what you’ll typically need to bring with you:\nBachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, systems engineering, or a related technical discipline.\n7+ years of relevant aerospace engineering experience, including spacecraft or similarly complex mission-critical systems.\nExperience leading spacecraft payload, bus or space vehicle-level systems engineering across multiple lifecycle phases.\nStrong understanding of spacecraft architectures, subsystem interactions, requirements management, interface control, technical budgets, and verification.\nExperience leading multidisciplinary trade studies, integration activities, technical risk management, design reviews, system testing, and anomaly resolution.\nDemonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and make sound technical decisions while balancing performance, risk, cost, and schedule.\nExperience with requirements management, configuration management, analysis, modeling, or engineering collaboration tools.\nExperience leading technical teams, design reviews, supplier oversight, trade studies, and anomaly investigations.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting technical information to multidisciplinary teams, leadership, customers, and suppliers.\nAbility to support occasional travel and off-shift testing and support when required.\nIt would be great if you also had:\nMaster’s degree or doctorate in aerospace, systems engineering, or a related discipline.\n12+ years of spacecraft engineering experience, including service as a lead systems engineer, spacecraft bus lead, or chief engineer.\nExperience taking a spacecraft through design, integration, environmental testing, launch, commissioning, or on-orbit operations.\nTechnical depth in one or more spacecraft subsystems, such as GN&C, electrical power, avionics, flight software, propulsion, thermal, structures, or communications.\nExperience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE)/SysML.\nFamiliarity with NASA, Department of Defense, Space Force, ECSS, AIAA, or commercial spacecraft standards and mission-assurance practices.\nExperience with reliability and safety analyses, fault management, redundancy, radiation effects, and single-point-failure assessments.\nExperience managing suppliers, launch vehicle interfaces, payload integration, and ground or mission-operations interfaces.\nExperience supporting business development, capture, proposals, customer presentations, technical volumes, and basis-of-estimate development.\nAs theSenior Lead Systems Engineer, you will:\nServe as the technical lead and systems engineering authority for the spacecraft bus throughout the program lifecycle.\nLead spacecraft architecture, requirements development and allocation, design trades, technical baselines, and system-level decision-making.\nDirect cross-functional integration of bus subsystems, including structures, thermal, power, avionics, flight software, GN&C, propulsion, communications, and harnessing.\nDefine and manage interfaces among the spacecraft bus, payload, launch vehicle, ground segment, mission operations, customers, and suppliers.\nLead technical gate reviews, maintain system requirements, verification plans, interface documentation, technical budgets, performance margins, and configuration baselines.\nResponsible for oversight of customer deliverables with author role for fault management, reliability, survivability, compliance matrix and bus user’s guide.\nCoordinate risk management, issue resolution, anomaly investigations, and design or test corrective actions.\nDevelop and oversee the spacecraft assembly, integration, verification, and validation strategy, including environmental and end-to-end testing.\nWork with engineering leads to ensure the design complies with mission, customer, safety, reliability, quality, regulatory, and mission-assurance requirements.\nCoordinate technical execution with program leadership, customers, suppliers, payload teams, launch providers, manufacturing, and test organizations.\nMentor engineers and subsystem leads while clearly communicating technical status, risks, decisions, and recommendations.\nSupport new-business pursuits by developing mission concepts, spacecraft architectures, technical solutions, compliance assessments, risk evaluations, cost and schedule inputs, proposal content, statements of work, and customer presentations.\nParticipate in customer engagements, capture activities, proposal reviews, and technical interchange meetings to communicate solution value and feasibility.\nImprove systems engineering processes, tools, standards, and lessons learned.\nHow We Care for You:\nFinancial 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.\nWork/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance.\nHealth & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.\nProfessional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs.\nCollaborative and Welcoming Workplace: Inclusive culture rooted in our values, enhanced by Employee Resource Groups, and team-building activities.\nSchedule: Monday - Friday, on a 9/80 schedule.\nSalary Range Transparency:\nArvada, CO $145,000.00-$210,000.00 AnnuallySalary Range Disclaimer\nThe 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.\nThis position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.\nMoog 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.\nNo 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. 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