Engineering Director- Aftermarket (H/F) - GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED (UK) in Wolverhampton

Safran is an international high-tech group operating in the fields of aeronautics (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defence. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes increasingly environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. The Group employs 100,000 people worldwide and has a turnover of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, holding leading positions in its markets either alone or in partnership. Safran is the 2nd company in the aerospace and defence sector in the "World's Best Companies 2024" ranking by TIME magazine.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its clients embedded intelligence solutions that allow them to understand their environment, reduce mental load and ensure trajectory, even in critical situations, across all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or in space. The company leverages the expertise of its 13,000 employees to serve three functions: observe, decide and guide, for both civil and military markets.

Mission description

What does the role look like? You will work closely with the wider Aftermarket team to ensure that Engineering is supporting the growth of the Aftermarket business, maintaining our outstanding reputation for customer service, and putting the safety of our products as our number one priority. You will oversee teams in each of the sites, providing leadership and guidance as well as setting the vision, strategy and objectives that they will work to. You will also work closely with other areas, such as Business Development, Customer Services, Field Service Representatives and Maintenance Operations. Your voice will ensure that the technical and regulatory requirements are respected throughout the business, but you will also ensure that the commercial and business development objectives are supported by the Engineering strategy. You will also be responsible for executing activities to time, cost and quality measures, and will be a key decision-maker in Engineering resource management, budgeting and forecasting and schedule definition. You will be a good people manager across international borders; fostering a sense of community and cohesion in the Aftermarket Engineering teams, coaching managers of managers and individual contributors, supporting the development of our talent, being candid but fair with feedback and acting with empathy in all situations.

What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?

• Demonstrate confident executive presence as the Aftermarket Engineering focal facing out to senior leadership and executive leadership team as well as senior leaders in the customer base.
• Monitor the technical support of all products in both the Safran MROs and the field - Take action where help is required.
• Be responsible for resource management - liaison with Engineering Site Leads to ensure projects are adequately resourced.
• Identify and resolve gaps with Senior Management and manage succession plans with each Site Lead.
• Provide oversight of financial & budgetary controls.
• Actively manage Aftermarket Engineering costs.
• Oversee the development of an Aftermarket technology roadmap aligned to business development and strategic plans.
• Oversee the development of Aftermarket engineers including providing mentoring, leading individual Performance Connection (PC) discussions and engineering Leadership Development Reviews (LDR).
• Proactively engage and lead the team through the deployment of CMS and the Collins cultural path, advocating the company values in all aspects of everything you do.
• Improve Engineering productivity through Continuous Improvement.
• Ensure process adherence and compliance to internal, regulatory and customer requirements, in particular ensuring full compliance with the Safety Management System and participation in the Product Safety Review Board.
• Establish strategic relationships with customers developing technical relationships in support of new business opportunities.

What will you bring to the role?

Essential skills:

• Proven ability to set vision, lead multi-site engineering teams, and represent Engineering confidently to senior and executive leadership.
• Deep understanding of engineering processes, product safety, compliance, regulatory requirements, and Safety Management Systems.
• Demonstrated success managing managers, developing talent across international sites, and overseeing resource planning, budgeting, and performance.

Desirable skills:

• Experience building technical relationships with customers and supporting business development activities.
• Familiarity with Lean, CMS deployment, or similar CI methodologies to drive engineering efficiency.
• Understanding of product lifecycle support, field service needs, and aftermarket engineering environments.
• Experience managing budgets, controlling engineering costs, and linking engineering strategy to commercial goals.
• Ability to work effectively with Business Development, Customer Services, Field Service Representatives, and Operations.
• Experience leading teams through organisational or cultural change initiatives.
• Ability to develop and oversee a long-term engineering or aftermarket technology roadmap.