Manufacturing Engineer M/F

Safran companies; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in Banbury is seeking a skilled Manufacturing Engineer to develop new composite products and processes. You will play a critical role in driving innovation and ensuring manufacturing readiness for strategic growth. This position offers competitive salary, performance bonuses, and opportunities for structured training and career progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus scheme

Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Comprehensive health cash plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits programme

Qualifications

• Experience in developing manufacturing processes and handing over to production.
• Experience in specification and commissioning of manufacturing equipment.
• Able to take a hands-on approach to developing components.

Responsibilities

• Contribute significantly to product maturity development of composite components.
• Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.
• Design and develop tooling, jigs & fixturing.

Skills

Manufacturing processes development

Equipment commissioning

Hands-on component development

Root cause analysis

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferable)

Tools

NX/SolidWorks CAD

CADfil Filament Winding Software

Job description

Company : Safran Electronics & Defense Job field : Industrial Engineering Location : Banbury, England, United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

In this exciting role, as a Manufacturing Engineer you will be fundamental to the development of new composite products and processes in a highly challenging and fast-paced environment. You will bring new products to our customers helping to move the world forward. The role is critical to delivering new products with manufacturing readiness to support business strategic growth timing. You will be offered the opportunity to learn and develop cutting edge composite manufacturing techniques and impact design solutions that will be deployed on existing and future aircraft platforms.

What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?

• Significantly contribute to the product maturity development of composite components
• Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) activities
• Deliver Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) progression for key composite technology projects
• Drive process innovation and improvement
• Design and develop tooling, Jigs & Fixturing of varying complexity to facilitate the development of new parts and manufacturing methods
• Create detailed CAD models and drawings for parts and tooling, following change management best practice.
• Specify, source, install and commission CAPEX equipment, working with internal and external suppliers.
• Lead PFMEA activities
• Author new and revised standard operating process documentation in line with company process
• Author manufacturing tools and lessons learned based on development project findings
• Provide reports and documentation necessary to show manufacturing efforts
• Clearly communicate actions and progress of technical tasks in hand
• Utilise best practice and industry recognised techniques to conduct effective root cause analysis

Job Requirements

Essential skills:

• Experience in developing manufacturing processes & handing over to production
• Experience in the specification and commissioning of manufacturing equipment
• Able to take a hands-on approach to developing components, manufacturing processes, and testing methods.

Desirable skills:

• Significant experience in Manufacturing Engineering or similar, with a strong manufacturing bias in industries such as Automotive or Aerospace (bachelor's degree preferable)
• High level of self-motivation, drive and focus on results with a concern for accuracy: you will be resilient and able to act in a tenacious way when required
• Able to fit into a dynamic and enthusiastic work culture with a “just go do it” mindset.
• Be flexible with working hours when required and within reason.
• Proficiency in creating jigs and fixtures of varying complexity.
• Effective communication skills, suitable for communicating at multiple levels of the organisation.
• Proven track record of effective project delivery
• Capability of conducting effective root cause analysis.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced R&D environment and be able to react to change quickly and effectively
• Experience of product industrialisation
• Experience in composite material manufacturing
• Knowledge of NX/Solid works CAD packages
• Experience and proficiency using CADfil Filament Winding Software
• Professional Engineering accreditation
• Previous product costing experience

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay) and Paternity/Non-Pregnant Parent/ Co-adopter leave 4 weeks full pay)
• Structured training & opportunities to progress

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

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