Senior M&P Engineer

Safran S.A.; Cwmbran; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Seats in Cwmbran (South Wales) seeks a Senior Materials & Process Engineer to develop, implement and maintain Materials and Processes across the Engineering department, aiding design for manufacture and design for cost for Seats products. This hybrid UK role involves collaboration with Design and Manufacturing teams, and oversight of process qualification and audits.

The role covers governance of materials specifications, supporting new product development and qualification programs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or HND/2:1 in Mechanical/Aerospace/Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with light alloys and steel grades in aerospace.
• Experience with metallic qualification programs for parts, assemblies, facilities and design allowable.
• Experience specifying and monitoring metal finishing processes, including aluminium alloys.

Responsibilities

• Release of Engineering data for products, processes and equipment.
• Support design office and wider Engineering team for new product development and existing projects.
• Support qualification, equivalency and audits of special processes.
• Develop and implement Materials and Processes across Safran Seats GB products.
• Manage chemical substances related to materials and parts.
• Governance and management of tests and databases, prioritising internal capability.
• Support supply chain and audit processes related to materials and processes.
• Provide guidance for problem solving and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in Mechanical/Aerospace/Structural Engineering

Job description

Senior Materials & Process Engineer

Safran Seats - Cwmbran (South Wales)
Hybrid

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.

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

About the role

In this role you will develop, implement and maintain Materials and Processes within Engineering department including, but not limited to, the associated management of Material and Process specifications. The role is across the Design and Manufacturing teams with an aim to support design for manufacture and design for cost for Seats products.

Scope of responsibilities

You will be responsible for timely release of Engineering data applicable to products, processes and equipment related to Safran Seats GB and other Seats BU as applicable.

Provide the necessary expertise and support to the Design office and wider Engineering team for new product development and existing projects.

Support the qualification, equivalency and audits of special processes.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Support towards Design, Develop and Industrialisation activities.
• Governance and management of process qualification and process control.
• Develop and implement new Materials and Processes across Safran Seats GB products.
• Management of chemical substances relating to materials and parts used in Safran Seats GB.
• Governance and management of tests and associated database prioritising internal capability.
• Provide timely support to the supply chain and audit processes relating to materials and processes.
• Support Problem Solving activities within the engineering department and provide guidance as required, towards problem resolution.
• Generate and track KPI's.
• Provide expertise and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll bring

Knowledge, Experience, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• HND / 2:1 Bachelors (Honours) degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience of working with light alloys and steel grades used in aerospace.
• Experience with developing, executing, and evaluation of metallic qualification programs for detail parts, assemblies, manufacturing facilities, and design allowable.
• Experience with specifying and monitoring metal finishing processes, including surface treatments, coatings, and associated pre-treatments for metals, particularly aluminium alloys.

Desirable

• Experience working in an Aerospace or Automotive industry.
• Knowledge of raw material processing, including ingot and intermediate form processes, as well as rolling, forging, casting, extrusion, forming, heat treatment, and other methods.
• Knowledge of assembly processing including welding, joining, machining, non-destructive inspection, and related metal processing.

Competencies, Behaviours and Skills

Essential

• Ability to prepare and review material and process specifications, technical reports, qualification test plans and reports.
• Ability to interface effectively with other disciplines such as quality, manufacturing, and procurement, to advise on and resolve production and quality issues.
• Is a natural problem solver, skilled at rigorous analysis with a sound ability to make decisions based on a mixture of analysis, experience and judgement.

Desirable

• Proficient in root cause analysis.

We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where theydon'tmeet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. We encourage anybody to apply if you candemonstratea 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 thatmay betterfacilitateyour participation.

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