Safran Group

Position description

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Quality - Program / customer quality assurance

Job title

Quality Engineer

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Quality Engineer

Gloucester

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
• Onsite amenities: parking, restaurant, bicycle storage, showers
• Family-friendly and accessible workplace policies

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together.

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

Your Role

As Quality Engineer, you'll collaborate with all areas of Safran Landing Systems Services (SLSS) to provide comprehensive support, direction and, where appropriate, personal contribution to both build, on and maintain, the SLSS Quality Management Systems in terms of people, processes and projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Implement the supplier audit programme, ensuring compliance against regulatory requirements and purchase order requirements
• Support and coach Operations to ensure rejects have robust containment, Root Cause, Corrective and Preventive Actions
• Support all areas of the business on all matters relating to the maintenance of the quality systems, including procedures and processes
• Support the development and implementation of Safety Management System (SMS) across the business
• Provide support during both internal and external audits and management of the ETQ (audit report system)
• Assist with the compilation and presenting of Policy Deployment
• Assisting the monitoring and analysis of supplier performance & execution of supplier audits

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

Here, we craft excellence together.

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.

Why Safran?

• A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 Colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.
• Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.
• Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place. Your ambitions can take us further.
• Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities. If you have big dreams, we'll support you to make them a reality.
• A culture of excellence: Join a team that values collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement. Whatever your background, together we aim for excellence.

Get involved:

We also 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.

Candidate skills & requirements

What You'll Bring

• Experience in a similar role, ideally within an aerospace AS9110 /AS 9100 environment, but other experience (e.g. automotive) may be considered
• Internal Audit qualification to an internationally recognized standard
• Experience of working with internal teams as well as customers is essential - managing complaints and problem solving with root cause analysis
• Experience of dealing with regulatory authorities
• Knowledge and experience in quality improvement and relevant tools (PDCA, Root cause analysis)
• Lean skills/experience such as Kaizen and 5s is highly desirable
• Full driving licence

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this 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.

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 Landing Systems is the world leader in landing gear, wheels & brakes, and associated systems for civil and military aircraft, as well as helicopters. Did you know that every second, somewhere in the world, an aircraft lands thanks to our products?

Looking to grow in a stimulating, supportive, and people-focused company? Above all, we are seeking creative and committed individuals—so come and join our 8,000 passionate employees!

Reference

2026-181150

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