Associate Reliability Engineer
- LocationBuffalo, NY
- Work typeHybrid
- Salary78k to 90k USD a year
- EmploymentFull-time
- Posted3 November 2026
- SourceMoog's careers page (Workday)
- Last checked59 min ago on Moog's careers page
About the role
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 :
Associate Reliability Engineer
Reporting To:
Section Head, Reliability Engineering
Work Schedule:
Hybrid – Buffalo, NY
Moog’s Military Aircraft Group is in search of an Associate Reliability Engineer to join our growing Reliability Engineering team. You will report to the Reliability Engineering Section Head. This is an excellent opportunity for either an experienced Reliability Engineer or a technically qualified engineer interested in developing specialized expertise in Reliability Engineering and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS).
Recognizing that Reliability Engineering and ILS are specialized engineering functions, Moog is committed to providing training and development for candidates who have a strong engineering foundation but have not yet gained direct Reliability Engineering or ILS experience. If you have an analytical mindset, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and are eager to build expertise in a unique and rewarding engineering field, we encourage you to apply.
This role offers a first shift, hybrid schedule on our East Aurora, NY location.
As an Associate Reliability Engineer, you will:
- Prepare reliability analyses including reliability model, prediction, FMECA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and safety analyses primarily for standard-type products. Prepare technical reports that document this effort and which are contractually submitted to the customer. As derivatives of the FMECA, prepare Failure Mode Effects Summaries (FMES), Criticality Analyses/Criticality Matrices and fundamental Fault Tree Analyses.
- Assess/interpret field/repair data and organize and maintain a reliability/maintainability database that will be used by department personnel as the basis for various reliability/maintainability analyses and to provide design recommendations in support of the design assurance process and contractual guarantees of reliability/maintainability metrics
- Implement customer logistics, maintainability and human engineering requirements.
- Prepare various maintainability engineering analyses and provide logistics support services.
- Develop technical manuals and documentation that provide customers with information for the installation, operation, repair/overhaul and maintenance of Moog products.
- Support proposal activity by reviewing specified reliability, maintainability, safety and integrated logistics support requirements, provide cost estimates for all related efforts and, if appropriate, write exceptions to these requirements. Also, provide written inputs to the management and technical proposal volumes.
- Participate in internal and formal customer design reviews to explain the basis of reliability data, reliability/maintainability/safety analyses and technical reports.
To be considered for an Associate Reliability Engineer here’s what you’ll typically need to bring with you:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good understanding of engineering principles and data analysis.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Requires the ability to obtain and maintain US Security Clearance
- Travel - 5%
It would be great if you also had:
- Previous experience in Reliability Engineering, Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Maintenance Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Aerospace or defense industry experience.
- Knowledge of reliability engineering principles and methodologies.
- Understanding of product safety, supportability or maintenance engineering.
- Experience working with both electrical and mechanical systems.
- Exposure to statistical analysis techniques.
How We Care for You:
- Financial Rewards: great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance.
- Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
- Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs
- Culture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 core values. Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by our employees, open and welcoming to all.
Salary Range Transparency:
Buffalo, NY $78,000.00–$90,000.00 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.
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