Supply Chain Cost Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

Moog is looking for a Supply Chain Cost Manufacturing Engineer to develop accurate cost models for commercial aircraft machined parts and drive cost‑saving initiatives across the supply chain.

Key responsibilities

• Create highly accurate bottom‑up parametric and deterministic cost models for commercial aircraft machined parts.
• Analyze current manufacturing, engineering and supply‑chain processes to identify improvement and cost‑saving opportunities.
• Visit supplier facilities to assess assembly line efficiencies, cycle times and material waste.
• Participate in supplier selection and IPT teams, conducting technical variance reviews between vendor bids and internal should‑cost expectations.
• Assist in sourcing new business into the supply chain.
• Lead cross‑site supplier development, improvement plans and risk‑management activities.
• Provide process‑improvement support for production delivery, quality, productivity and continuous‑improvement initiatives.
• Translate complex technical realities into clear financial impacts for non‑technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Adhere to Commercial AG Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) standard processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, operations, engineering or equivalent technical experience.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in manufacturing, engineering or quality with hands‑on exposure to advanced manufacturing methods.
• Proven experience managing complex vendor relationships and cost management.
• Ability to understand and communicate technical aspects of goods and services and to lead teams.
• Blueprint reading and understanding of material specifications and secondary operations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of GD&T, complex metallic processing, chemical processing and advanced composite layups.

Required skills

• Cost modeling (parametric and deterministic)
• Blueprint reading
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Advanced manufacturing methods
• Supplier relationship management
• Technical variance analysis
• Knowledge of machining, transducers, resolvers, wire harnesses, electronics and electronic enclosures