Principal Mechanical Engineer

Safran S.A.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% Bonus

Excellent Pension

33 Days Holiday

Dental

BUPA

EV Scheme

Workplace nursery scheme

Midday finish on Fridays

Enhanced family friendly policies

Wellbeing programme

Employee assistance programme

Onsite subsidised canteen

Job summary

Safran Electrical & Power in the UK seeks a Principal Electro‑Mechanical Engineer to drive technical and economic performance across a product family. You will analyse market needs, lead design reviews, and shape roadmaps with R&T input to keep ahead of industry trends.

You will serve as the main mechanical design authority for rotating machines, ensuring customer requirements are met throughout the life cycle and guiding teams toward First Time Right outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering required.
• Solid understanding of airworthiness requirements and EASA/FAA/RTCA regulations.
• Experience leading NPIs and cross‑functional product development.
• Ability to develop and maintain product roadmaps with research/technology input.
• Experience with design for cost and efficiency in manufacturing and assembly.
• Proven ability to perform technical audits and reviews.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product line meets technical and economic objectives.
• Lead design and technical reviews to enforce First Time Right design.
• Analyse market needs, trends and competition to keep products market-leading.
• Maintain and elaborate product roadmaps with R&T collaboration.
• Identify and influence studies related to assigned products.
• Chair design & technical reviews for product families as needed.
• Validate tender compliance during bid phases to meet customer requirements.

Skills

Airworthiness

Integrity

CVE experience

EASA/FAA/RTCA knowledge

Technical audit

NPI project leadership

Design cost / manufacturing / assembly

Product strategy & roadmaps

Market analysis capabilities

Education

Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Catia V5

Windchill

Integrity

Job description

Principal Electro-Mechanical Engineer

Location: Pitstone, Tring, Hertfordshire

Salary: £ Competitive

Benefits

• 8% Bonus
• Excellent Pension
• 33 Days Holiday
• Dental
• BUPA
• EV Scheme
• Workplace nursery scheme
• Midday finish on Fridays
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance programme including health and finance
• Onsite subsidised canteen

Skills

• Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering degree
• Certification
• Airworthiness
• Catia V5
• Windchill
• Integrity
• Knowledge of EASA/FAA/RTCA
• Technical audit
• CVE experience

About the company

At Safran Electrical & Power, we recognise that aviation needs to innovate and change in order to protect our environment. We believe that future aircraft power systems will be hybrid‑electric or full‑electric, which is why we are working to develop and deliver advanced electrical solutions to help decarbonise flight.

The UK Safran Electrical & Power team has expertise in designing and developing electrical systems comprising generators, power conversion, distribution and control, with developing expertise in electric motors for aircraft propulsion.

If you want to help deliver this future, we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join our team.

The Role

As a Principal Electro‑Mechanical Engineer at Safran Electrical & Power you will be responsible for achieving technical and economic performance objectives during the life cycle of a product or product family whilst utilising the latest technology. You will strategically analyse market needs and trends, ensuring the products meet the customer requirements during the whole life cycle. You will participate and lead design and technical reviews to ensure prospective products follow the “First Time Right” design methodology. You will use your experience and researching capabilities to maintain and propose roadmaps to ensure products are ahead of the curve and ahead of market trends. You will be the main contact for issues and queries relating to mechanical design or rotating electric machines.

• Ensure the product line achieves and surpasses technical and economic performance objectives.
• Ensure the product meets customer requirements during the whole life cycle.
• Strategically analyse the market, consumer needs, trends and competition to ensure the products and product families are market leading.
• Elaborate and maintain the product roadmap, proposing future technical roadmaps in collaboration with the Research & Technology team.
• Identify and influence research and technology studies related to the products you have technical authority over.
• Participate and chair design & technical reviews if the product within the product family to ensure “First Time Right” design methodology is followed.
• During the bid phase, you will validate the tender compliance to product policy and architecture, guaranteeing the product suitability to the customers' requirements and expectations.

Desirable Experience

• Degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering preferred.
• Substantial experience in the mechanical design of rotating machinery, and ideally electric machines.
• An understanding of airworthiness requirements and understanding of EASA/FAA and RTCA regulations.
• A solid understanding of the product development process.
• A track record of leading NPI project of a reasonable size and budget as a lead or project engineer.
• Familiarity with the principles of design cost, design for manufacture and design for assembly with a track record of solution generation to achieve manufacturing costs and assembly needs.
• Previous experience using relevant engineering and analysis software tools, including Catia V5, Windchill and Integrity.
• Evidence of written English at interview stage.

Please note that this is a full‑time, permanent position.