Manufacturing Engineer - Advanced Automation

Safran; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus scheme

Pension scheme - up to 10% employer

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits programme

Structured training & progression

Job summary

Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world-class centre for design, manufacture and support of actuation and flight control solutions. You will define, develop and implement advanced manufacturing technologies to enhance capability, efficiency and competitiveness across the business.

As technical lead, you will drive roadmaps, feasibility studies and trials, ensuring production readiness and successful industrialisation.

Qualifications

• Degree or apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• Experience developing and implementing new manufacturing technologies or automation solutions.
• Strong understanding of process validation, capability studies, and industrialisation.
• Experience leading trials, proof-of-concept activities, and production implementation.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to build business cases and support capital investment justification.
• Strong data analysis and decision-making capability.
• Effective stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for advanced manufacturing technologies and production systems.
• Define technology roadmaps and identify opportunities to improve manufacturing capability, flexibility, efficiency, and competitiveness.
• Lead feasibility studies, trials, proof-of-concept activities, technology validation, and readiness assessments.
• Support NPI activities and ensure manufacturing technology requirements are incorporated into production systems.
• Lead the introduction of new technologies into production and conduct capability and validation activities.
• Drive automation, robotics, digitalisation, connected manufacturing, and Smart Factory initiatives.
• Lead data-driven improvement activities

Skills

Mechanical Eng

Manufacturing Eng

Automation

Process Validation

Capability Studies

Industrialisation

Lean Manufacturing

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Mgmt

Cross-functional Colab

Education

Mechanical/Manufacturing Eng degree

Job description

Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world-class centre for design, manufacture and support of actuation and flight control solutions. You will define, develop and implement advanced manufacturing technologies to enhance capability, efficiency and competitiveness across the business.

As technical lead, you will drive roadmaps, feasibility studies and trials, ensuring production readiness and successful industrialisation.