Safran Group

Position description

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Industrial engineering - Industrialization leader

Job title

Manufacturing Engineer

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

The industrialisation department is responsible for the development and introduction of new and updated products into production on time, to cost and to a high quality standard.

As a manufacturing engineer, you will have a good knowledge and understanding of the new product introduction process and be working at an advanced beginner/competent level.

You will be responsible for projects of average complexity and will work closely with other functions of the business especially design engineering to ensure product designs meet manufacturing and assembly requirements.

You will also be required to provide periodic support to operations, sales, R & T and after market teams to deliver customer requests

• Participate in design reviews throughout each phase of the new product introduction process and make improvement suggestions
• Evaluate new product designs using 3D CAD model and mock-ups and log issues. Co-ordinate design for assembly/manufacture reviews and give feedback with improvement suggestions.
• Ensure development mock-ups are built to schedule. Evaluate design, log issues and feedback to design engineers. Make improvement suggestions and validate solutions
• Conduct make vs buy analysis on new product designs and look for optimisation opportunities. Work with the purchasing and design departments to drive required changes
• Calculate production capacity requirements based on customers' demand and identify production tooling and space requirements.
• Estimate build times and required number of stations for new production processes. Carry out line balancing of operations
• Produce APQP & PPAP documentation - process flow, PFMEA, control plan, work instructions, MSA & capability studies
• Prepare and lead PFMEA reviews. Use the outcome to drive product and process improvements
• Perform validation and verification of product design to satisfy customers quality and performance expectations as stipulated by systems engineering requirements
• Identify tooling and equipment requirements for new assembly processes and write specification documents that will be used as basis for supplier quotation. Work with suppliers to ensure requirements are met.
• Support the programme team in the delivery of industrialisation milestones for key events such as PDR, CDR, Test builds, PTR and PPAP
• Check accuracy of BOM against build requirements and communicate any discrepancies to the design team.
• Participate in and contribute to route cause analysis sessions. Resolve assigned actions and feed back to team
• Compile and update industrialisation timing plan for new programmes and feed into programme level timing plan. Communicate tasks on a critical path to programme team
• Compile required information for programme and department gate reviews. Present information for department gate reviews and seek approval to progress to the next gate
• Follow the engineering change request procedure as per company policy

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

B.Eng. in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering OR HND gained through an apprenticeship Desirable

HNC in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering or gained through an apprenticeship Essential

Minimum of 2 years of experience in an aerospace or automotive manufacturing environment Essential

Basic knowledge of design for manufacture and assembly principles Essential

Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes Essential

Interrogation of 3D CAD modelling software Essential

Ability to interpret 2D drawings Essential

Experience of working within company and regulatory processes, standards and specifications Desirable

CATIA 3D CAD modelling software Desirable

Understanding of aircraft certification process Desirable

Aircraft seat manufacture Desirable

Good organisational skills Essential

Attention to detail Essential

Presentation skills Essential

Project management Desirable

Able to work well within a team Essential

Adaptable Essential

Eager to learn Essential

Good written and oral communication skills Essential

Good problem solving skills Essential

Ability to work with minimal supervision & intervention Essential

Computer literate with good working knowledge of MS applications Essential

Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines Essential

Willing to travel to support company objectives Essential

Candidate skills & requirements

• Communicate effectively and professionally with customers and suppliers and ensure confidentiality of information is maintained at all times
• Ensure compliance with the company's health and safety policy at all times

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's ""World's Best Companies 2025"" ranking.

With more than one million seats installed across the fleets of the world's leading airlines, Safran Seats is one of the global leaders in passenger, crew, aircraft and helicopter seating, delivering innovative, high value-added solutions.

Reference

2026-184005

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