Senior CNC Machining Engineer - Aerospace & NPI Leader

Safran; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus scheme

Pension scheme - up to 10% employer

Private medical insurance

Comprehensive health cash plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits programme

Job summary

Safran at Banbury/UK facilities seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to lead CNC programming and tooling decisions for current and new aerospace products. The role drives manufacturability, costings, and continuous improvement across R&D and production, while mentoring teams and ensuring quality and safety targets are met.

You will coordinate CAD/CAM workflows, guide standard work documentation, and support inspections with metrology equipment.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in machining aerospace materials including stainless steel, aluminium, titanium and CFRP composites.
• Advanced ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T requirements and metrology reports, with experience using metrology equipment for inspection and validation.
• Experience using CAD/CAM systems and configuration control processes to develop and maintain manufacturing programmes and documentation.
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing engineering activities including tooling specification, process development, continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing practices.
• Proven ability to lead projects and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a highly regulated manufacturing environment, applying a structured and data-driven approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead programming and setting of CNC machining centres (Mazak and Fanuc controls) for current and new products.
• Lead identification of tooling and workholding requirements for all production and R&D components.
• Provide technical leadership throughout CNC machinery specification and procurement.
• Manage R&D machining workload directly with R&D programme managers.
• Review component drawings and lead feedback on manufacturability of designs.
• Support costing of machining activities for NPI drawings.
• Support manufacturability/capability studies for all new products and provide solutions for problematic features.
• Provide SME level guidance on machining tooling and fixtures.
• Provide SME guidance on production process 'standard work' decks.
• Provide machine setting/programming training to team members as required.
• Support Operations to ensure safety, quality and output targets for machining areas are met.
• Support programming and setting of inspection equipment (CMMs, MicroVu, shadowgraphs).
• Ensure machining methods meet quality, delivery, cost and lead time requirements.
• Develop, improve and innovate machining processes, including trial and implementation of new technologies.
• Support quality investigations with containment actions and root-cause analysis for permanent corrective actions.
• Identify and champion cost-reduction and productivity-improvement solutions.

Skills

CNC programming

Tooling selection

Metrology & GD&T

CAD/CAM systems

Lean / continuous improvement

Tools

CAD/CAM systems

Job description

Safran at Banbury/UK facilities seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to lead CNC programming and tooling decisions for current and new aerospace products. The role drives manufacturability, costings, and continuous improvement across R&D and production, while mentoring teams and ensuring quality and safety targets are met.

You will coordinate CAD/CAM workflows, guide standard work documentation, and support inspections with metrology equipment.