Safran Group

Job details

Domain

Programs / Customer Relations

Job field / Job profile

Industrial engineering - Manufacturing tooling engineering

Job title

Manufacturing Engineer 1 - SCI

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Job Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineer 1 assists in maintaining the production process flow and production line structure for design Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Operational Excellence. This role contributes to the operations by supporting production element mainly through Bill of Materials, Routers, and work instructions. This role also contributes to optimizing manufacturing resource usage through continuous improvement.

Summary of Duties:

1. Support deliverables during the manufacturing (production) engineering phase such as production documentation, industrial validation process

2. Provide feedback to design engineering to improve product design for ease of manufacturing, optimization of cost, weight reduction and time to manufacture product

3. In product design phase: assist in activities that demonstrate production constraints and opportunities are recognized and addressed - evaluate the current state of industrial capacity and capability relative to program requirements - propose changes to program plans to ensure that production cost, quality and delivery objectives can be met.

4. Assist in identification of capital expense and infrastructure investments.

5. Review basic 2D drawings and 3D models for manufacturability.

6. Perform basic time studies, develop work breakdown structures, develop work instructions

7. Support industrialization metrics in line with Cabin standard KPI's and communicate performance on a regular basis

8. Contribute to costing and Bids and Proposals submitted to customers

9. Use Lean principles in daily work

10. Know and understand regulatory requirements, customer specifications and company specifications.

11. Understand machining, assembly lines, BOM creation, line layout

12. Be capable with most site manufacturing procedures.

13. Understand engineering drawings and 3D models and how they relate to manufacturability.

14. Working knowledge of assembly line and composites manufacturing.

15. Perform all other duties as assigned.

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 10,000 employees at 39 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.

Safran's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goes beyond our facility walls. We value and support the communities where we live and work. One of Safran's values and CSR pillar is Corporate Citizenship that helps drive economic, social and cultural progress by sharing our gifts with those around us.

• Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
• Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
• Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub – Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products/services and more!

Candidate skills & requirements

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.

Experience: Minimum 1 year related experience in highly regulated engineering design or production environment.

Computer Skills:

• Basic understanding of ERP systems
• Basic functional knowledge of CATIA V5 & Smarteam
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Other Skills:

• Experience working at an aircraft or other aerospace OEM
• Knowledge of common materials and manufacturing processes used in the aerospace industry
• Proven ability to read and interpret basic engineering drawings and models
• Knowledge of LEAN tools
• Basic organization and communication skills
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally with significant oversight and review.
• Basic communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of primary processes like CNC machining, Layup and Crush Core
• Some CAD experience

Annual salary

USD $80,170.00 - $100,010.00

General information

Entity

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 is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Cabin designs, certifies, manufactures and supports innovative aircraft cabin interiors, equipment and systems, providing airlines and OEM Customers with distinctive aircraft branding, and their passengers with a safe, comfortable and enjoyable flying experience.

Reference number

2026-172667

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