Embedded Systems Engineer – AI Innovation
Location: Cwmbran, South Wales, United Kingdom • Contract type: Permanent • Full-time • Professional status: Professional, Engineer & Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Build deep technical and regulatory understanding of our cabin/seat electronic and data systems.
- Develop and test edge-AI solutions that enhance passenger experience and advance internal R&T workflows.
- Lead proof‑of‑concept trials and demonstrate the value of AI for real Safran products.
- Drive projects through our Technology Readiness Level process, ensuring compliance and maturity.
- Share AI knowledge across teams; be an in‑house AI ambassador.
- Manage external collaborations with universities and technology partners.
- Maintain up‑to‑date project plans, budgets, and technical records.
- Represent Safran at industry conferences and technology events.
Qualifications
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electronics, or similar (Essential).
- Proven experience designing, training and deploying AI/ML models (deep learning/classical ML) on real‑world problems (Essential).
- Hands‑on skills integrating and deploying AI solutions on edge or resource‑constrained platforms (MCUs, MPUs, GPUs, SoCs) (Essential).
- Programming proficiency: Python, C/C++, TensorFlow/PyTorch; version control (e.g., Git) (Essential).
- Innovative, practical, and communicative; comfortable explaining AI concepts and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders (Essential).
- Proven experience in custom model generation with model optimisation to achieve performance targets within system constraints (Essential).
- Embedded system development using RTOS, with experience in debugging and troubleshooting target hardware (Desirable).
- Postgraduate qualification or formal training in AI/ML, data science, human‑computer interaction or related specialism (Desirable).
Benefits
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays).
- Industry‑leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice, employer contributions up to 10%.
- Private medical cover (including 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.
- Life assurance and interactive benefits platform with discretionary benefits (technology, retail, income protection).
- Enhanced family‑friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave).
- Employee assistance programme.
- Annual share‑save schemes.
We also know that some candidates may be put off if they don’t meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert; we encourage you to demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.
