Senior Materials and Process Engineer

Job description

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

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 Develop, implement and maintain SGB Materials and Processes within Engineering
department including, but not limited to, the associated management of Material and
Process specifications.

The role is across the Design and Manufacturing teams with an aim to support design for manufacture and design for cost for SGB products.

Responsible for timely release of Engineering data applicable to products, processes and equipment related to Safran Seats GB and other Seats BU as applicable.

Provide the necessary expertise and support to the Design office and wider Engineering team for new product development and existing projects.

Support the qualification, equivalency and audits of special processes.

Support towards Design, Develop and Industrialisation activities

o As Subject Matter Expert on key topics relating to engineering Materials & Processes, support the engineering team educating the team on new material and processes in accordance to engineering plans and industry standards

o Redaction and management of material and process specification in his/her competency domain

o Provide technical support through his/her competency domain, in dealing with material and process non-conformities via appraisal of the parts which have presented a failure in test or in use

o Manage the obsolescence issues relating to materials and processes and ensure that alternative M&P commodities are qualified in time to support customer requests

About Safran UK

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defence 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 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defence industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.

With over one million seats equipping the fleets of the major airlines, Safran Seats is one of the world's leading suppliers of seating for passengers, crews and helicopters thanks to innovative and high added-value solutions.