Manufacturing Engineer

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

The purpose of this role is to be responsible for the development and introduction of new and updated products into production on time, to cost and to a high quality standard. As a manufacturing engineer, you will have a good knowledge and understanding of the new product introduction process and be working at an advanced beginner/competent level.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Participate in design reviews throughout each phase of the new product introduction process and make improvement suggestions.
• Evaluate new product designs using 3D CAD model and mock-ups and log issues.
• Coordinate design for assembly/manufacture reviews and give feedback with improvement suggestions.
• Ensure development mock-ups are built to schedule.
• Evaluate design, log issues and feedback to design engineers.
• Make improvement suggestions and validate solutions.
• Conduct make vs buy analysis on new product designs and look for optimisation opportunities.
• Work with the purchasing and design departments to drive required changes.
• Calculate production capacity requirements based on customers' demand and identify production tooling and space requirements.
• Estimate build times and required number of stations for new production processes.
• Carry out line balancing of operations.
• Produce APQP & PPAP documentation - process flow, PFMEA, control plan, work instructions, MSA & capability studies.
• Prepare and lead PFMEA reviews. Use the outcome to drive product and process improvements.
• Perform validation and verification of product design to satisfy customers quality and performance expectations as stipulated by systems engineering requirements.
• Identify tooling and equipment requirements for new assembly processes and write specification documents that will be used as basis for supplier quotation.
• Work with suppliers to ensure requirements are met.
• Support the programme team in the delivery of industrialisation milestones for key events such as PDR, CDR, Test builds, PTR and PPAP.
• Check accuracy of BOM against build requirements and communicate any discrepancies to the design team.

Job Requirements

• B.Eng. in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering OR HND gained through an apprenticeship - Essential
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in an aerospace or automotive manufacturing environment - Essential
• Basic knowledge of design for manufacture and assembly principles - Essential
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes - Essential
• Interrogation of 3D CAD modelling software - Essential
• Ability to interpret 2D drawings.

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four People Fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:

• We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business.
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future.
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate.
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues.

What We'll Offer

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays).
• Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.
• Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work and Octopus EV Scheme.
• 4 x Life Assurance.
• Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, income protection.
• Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave) and employee assistance programme.
• Annual share save schemes.
• Option for hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Opportunities for career advancement and personal growth. Benefit from support through Safran University and our internal Training and Development Schools.
• Get involved in our corporate social responsibility activities from sustainability initiatives, charity and fundraising, volunteering days, or supporting STEM activities at local schools and colleges nurturing the next generation of talent.

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages. This role is subject to pre-employment checks, including but not limited to criminal record checks. While having unspent convictions may not necessarily prevent you from being employed, you are required to disclose any unspent convictions during the recruitment process. Only candidates who successfully pass these checks will be considered for employment.