Engineering Talent Acquisition Strategist | Hybrid

Safran; Pitstone; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Pension up to 10%

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave

Career development

Job summary

Safran in the UK is seeking an Engineering Talent Acquisition Specialist. You will lead end-to-end recruitment for technical and R&D roles, building strong pipelines across UK sites, with a hybrid arrangement and one day per week on-site at Pitstone.

Work with engineering leaders, optimise recruitment processes, and ensure excellent candidate experience while maintaining Safran's equal opportunity standards. This role focuses on attracting top engineering talent for 50 hires per year.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment within an agency or in-house with a focus on Technical, Engineering and R&D roles.
• Strong stakeholder management, ability to influence hiring decisions at all levels.
• Efficient, with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple vacancies, projects and priorities.
• Excellent communication with proactive, transparent problem solving.
• Ability to use recruitment data and market insights to improve hiring outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process for approximately 50 hires per year.
• Manage the full recruitment process from vacancy approval through to offer and onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and recruitment plans.
• Build strong talent pipelines through targeted sourcing, networking and employer branding initiatives.
• Act as a subject matter expert for recruitment within your perimeter and provide market insights.
• Ensure quality and accuracy of data in our ATS for requisitions and communications.
• Apply Safran's equal opportunity principles and maintain compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Data-driven recruitment

Sourcing & employer branding

Tools

ATS

Job description

Safran in the UK is seeking an Engineering Talent Acquisition Specialist. You will lead end-to-end recruitment for technical and R&D roles, building strong pipelines across UK sites, with a hybrid arrangement and one day per week on-site at Pitstone.

Work with engineering leaders, optimise recruitment processes, and ensure excellent candidate experience while maintaining Safran's equal opportunity standards. This role focuses on attracting top engineering talent for 50 hires per year.