Process Engineer

Safran Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Gloucester site is seeking a Process Engineer to provide technical expertise across aerospace special processes, ensuring quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. You'll support new technologies and deliver customer requirements in a manufacturing environment.

You'll bring experience in regulated aerospace settings, knowledge of heat treatment and shot peening, and familiarity with Nadcap and AMS2750. Strong communication with production, quality, and suppliers is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or aerospace in a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of special processes such as heat treatment and shot peening.
• Familiarity with Nadcap, AMS2750 and quality management systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Materials Science.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support across aerospace special processes.
• Ensure compliance with Nadcap, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive process improvement, capability, and operational efficiency.
• Investigate process issues and implement effective corrective actions.
• Support audits, accreditation activities, and quality initiatives.
• Analyse test data to optimise process performance.
• Maintain process documentation, specifications, and control plans.
• Support new product introduction and industrialisation projects.
• Collaborate with production, quality, customers, and suppliers.
• Contribute to process innovation and technology development.

Skills

Special Processes

Heat Treatment

Shot Peening

Nadcap AMS2750

Quality Management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together.

At Safran, excellence is a journey – and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

Safran Landing Systems are a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, from commercial and business travel to military and defence fleets.

Our expertise covers the entire life cycle of our products from end-to-end; Design, Engineering & Manufacturing, through to Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO). The Gloucester site has been at the forefront of landing gear technology for over 85 years, dating from the innovative designs of Sir George Dowty to advanced landing gears for the world's most modern aircraft today.

Your Role:

Join our Process Engineering team and help deliver world-class aerospace manufacturing. You'll provide technical expertise across special processes, ensuring quality, compliance, and continuous improvement while supporting new technologies, operational excellence, and the successful delivery of customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support across aerospace special processes.
• Ensure compliance with Nadcap, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive process improvement, capability, and operational efficiency.
• Investigate process issues and implement effective corrective actions.
• Support audits, accreditation activities, and quality initiatives.
• Analyse test data to optimise process performance.
• Maintain process documentation, specifications, and control plans.
• Support new product introduction and industrialisation projects.
• Collaborate with production, quality, customers, and suppliers.
• Contribute to process innovation and technology development.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience within manufacturing, aerospace, or a regulated engineering environment.
• Knowledge of Special Processes, ideally Heat Treatment and Shot Peening.
• Understanding of Nadcap, AMS2750, and quality management systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, or equivalent experience.

We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. We encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.

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