Aerospace Materials Engineer – Supply Chain & Lab

Safran; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Competitive salary

25 days' holiday + bank holidays (buy|

Pension (matched up to 8%) and life

Professional development, ongoing培训

Onsite amenities: parking, restaurant,

Job summary

Safran Landing Systems Gloucester is seeking a materials specialist to join the Materials & Processes Laboratory. The role focuses on monitoring the supply chain for landing gear parts, with opportunities for hands-on metallurgical testing and forensic investigation.

You will work with steel, titanium and aluminium materials, review supplier performance, run technical audits with QA, and support internal customers with materials knowledge across the supply base.

Qualifications

• A degree in metallurgy or materials engineering/ science.
• Knowledge of metallurgy, particularly with respect to steels, titanium and aluminium alloys.
• Data processing software skills.
• Ability to understand and interpret specifications relating to materials and processes.
• Hands-on experience of metallographic preparation, microscopy and materials testing.
• Ability to write accurate and detailed technical reports and other types of technical documentation.
• Must be able to effectively communicate and convey technical information to both internal customers and the supply base.
• Flexible and be prepared to undertake a range of duties to assist engineering, special processes and the supply chain department.
• Have experience in the supply chain monitoring, with regards to forging and/or melting practices of metals.
• Understanding of degradation and failure mechanisms applicable to engineering materials.
• Must be flexible and be prepared to visit suppliers multiple times a year.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in laboratory tasks relating to raw material suppliers, forgers and foundries.
• Review of metallic supplier performance. Review current production performance and historical data.
• Implement improvement plans within SLS supply base for steel, aluminium and titanium materials.
• Technical audits of suppliers, with the help of the SLS Quality Assurance department.
• Support the qualification of new raw material suppliers, such as steel mills.
• Undertake duties to assist the internal SLS Materials Validation Board (MVB).
• Support engineering and internal customers with materials related topics.
• Assist with laboratory testing campaigns relating to metallic materials, surface engineering/ protection systems and non-metallic materials.
• Involvement in the forensic investigation of landing gear parts.

Skills

Data analysis

Metallography

Microscopy

Technical reporting

Communication

Supplier site visits

Materials testing

Education

Degree in metallurgy or materials engineering/science

Tools

Data processing software

Job description

Safran Landing Systems Gloucester is seeking a materials specialist to join the Materials & Processes Laboratory. The role focuses on monitoring the supply chain for landing gear parts, with opportunities for hands-on metallurgical testing and forensic investigation.

You will work with steel, titanium and aluminium materials, review supplier performance, run technical audits with QA, and support internal customers with materials knowledge across the supply base.