Senior Project Engineer

A key contributor in the development, qualification and production support of composite products and processes in a highly challenging and fast-paced environment working within CTG's engineering team.

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible.

Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran Electronics & Defense is an international company with more than 19,000 employees who bring together expertise and team spirit to design high-technology solutions for the aerospace, defense and space sectors.

Your Role: A key contributor in the development, qualification and production support of composite products and processes in a highly challenging and fast-paced environment working within CTG's engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create detailed CAD models and drawings (NX beneficial), with FEA knowledge expected.
• Understand drawings and technical specifications in order to assess and maintain compliance to all requirements and where necessary, liaise with the customer and suppliers to determine technical requirements.
• Review and approve component and assembly drawings through detailed understanding of GD&T and interaction between components.
• Generate qualification test/analysis strategy and rationale for novel structural composite components.
• Perform or oversee qualification and development testing using in-house as well as subcontract test facilities and interrogate test results to verify component and material performance.
• Author, review and approve qualification test procedures and reports.
• Ability to generate engineering performance / stress reports for existing and novel components.
• Knowledge and experience of basic statistical analysis is beneficial.
• Collaborate cross functionally to perform DFMEA, PFMEAs, project technical risk assessments and generating project plans.
• Experience of engineering changes and change processes, understanding the impact of change requests to implement changes. (Teamcenter experience is beneficial).

Essential:

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Highly motivated, with a keen ability to use own initiative.
• Clear, collaborative, and open communication skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work in a dynamic, inclusive team culture.
• Able to analyse and solve new engineering problems using first principles.
• Willing to take hands-on approach to developing components and testing methods.
• Clear open two-way communication skills; confident to act as point of contact within the business and with test houses/suppliers.
• Willing to work in both office-based and test-lab based environments.
• Fit the dynamic and enthusiastic culture within CTG and flexible with working hours.

Desirable:

• Degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• In-depth understanding of statistical analysis.
• Comprehensive grounding in solid mechanics and first-principles analysis.
• It is beneficial (but not essential) that the candidate has knowledge of Polymer Matrix Composite including different types of resins, fibres, manufacturing techniques, and testing methods.