Senior Project Engineer M/F in Oxford

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 aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible.

Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our Engineering team as a Senior Project Engineer at our Banbury site.

About Safran Actuation Systems UK: Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world class centre for the design, manufacture and support of actuation and flight control solutions used across commercial, military and rotary platforms. With major sites in Wolverhampton and Banbury, our teams play a critical role in delivering innovative, reliable and safe systems that keep aircraft performing at their best.

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you both in and out of work, including:

• Early finish on Fridays
• Competitive salary and annual bonus and pay review
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays (option to buy/sell)
• Strong Pension scheme and life assurance
• Professional development, ongoing training, mentoring
• Private Medical, Health Cash Plan
• Family-friendly and accessible workplace policies

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)

Get involved: We have a number of groups and forums across our sites that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Diversity at Safran, Sports Clubs, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs.

If you're ready to take your career to new heights and be part of a company that's crafting the future of flight, apply today.

Essential:

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Highly motivated, with a keen ability to use own initiative
• 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 house 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.