Composite Manufacturing Engineer: From R&D to Production

Safran; Banbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension

Life assurance

Flexible working

25 days holiday

Job summary

Safran is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer (Composites) to join our R&D Manufacturing Engineering team in Banbury. You will develop and industrialise advanced composite manufacturing processes, taking concepts to production and working with cross‑functional teams to optimise processes and solve manufacturing challenges.

The role focuses on hands‑on engineering, continuous improvement and introducing new materials and equipment, with opportunities to influence design for manufacture and factory

Qualifications

• Experience developing composite manufacturing processes such as RTM, filament winding or braiding.
• Experience in aerospace or similarly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of DOE, process capability analysis and continuous improvement.
• Experience introducing automation into manufacturing processes.
• Familiar with tooling design and 3D CAD for manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise composite manufacturing processes and document parameters.
• Support industrialisation of new products from R&D to production.
• Design tooling, jigs and fixtures for process development and manufacturing.
• Investigate issues and implement solutions to improve performance.
• Participate in MRL reviews and present progress to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with R&D and Design Engineering to ensure manufacturability.
• Support equipment introduction from business case to commissioning and validation.
• Conduct manufacturing trials and DOE activities in the R&D environment.
• Contribute to 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Composite processes

Aerospace/regulatory environment

DOE / DoE analysis

Automation in manufacturing

Siemens NX CAD

Education

Engineering degree or apprenticeship

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Safran is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer (Composites) to join our R&D Manufacturing Engineering team in Banbury. You will develop and industrialise advanced composite manufacturing processes, taking concepts to production and working with cross‑functional teams to optimise processes and solve manufacturing challenges.

The role focuses on hands‑on engineering, continuous improvement and introducing new materials and equipment, with opportunities to influence design for manufacture and factory