Senior Materials Engineer

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

Job summary

Safran Electrical & Power in the UK is seeking a Senior Materials Engineer to guide materials and processes, support R&D/RT projects, and improve reliability and cost‑effectiveness in future motor and generator designs.

You will work with suppliers and customers to ensure safe‑to‑fly products, perform in‑depth material investigations, define root causes, and coach graduates, with a focus on metallurgical science, joining technologies, NDT and technical reporting.

Qualifications

• In-depth material investigations and root cause analysis focus.
• Experience with joining technologies and testing protocols.
• Aerospace experience desirable and advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal point for issues related to materials and processes and conduct investigations.
• Diagnose production problems and advise on analyses or approaches for new designs.
• Improve reliability and cost effectiveness in future motor and generator designs.
• Participate in customer briefings and design reviews to ensure high quality.
• Collaborate with suppliers and customers to ensure safe-to-fly products.
• Maintain and update material and process specifications with latest tech.
• Coach graduates or less experienced engineers.

Skills

Materials science

NDT

Metallurgical science

Surface treatment

Testing

Materials analysis

Polymers

Composites

Metals

Technical reporting

Education

Degree in engineering or relevant experience

Job description

As a Senior Materials Engineer at Safran Electrical & Power you will provide guidance on materials and process matters, ensuring production line continuity, as well as providing support for R&D and R&T projects. You will improve reliability and cost-effectiveness in future motor and generator designs. You will work closely with suppliers and customers to ensure optimal solutions are provided to ensure our products are safe to fly. You will carry out in-depth material investigations and analysis, defining root cause analysis particularly when related to metallic material issues, joining technologies and NDT.

Responsibilities

• Act as a focal point for issues related to materials and processes, providing expertise to carry out in-depth investigations
• Issues will include diagnosing and suggesting solutions to production problems, as well as acting as one of the project team to recommend approached or analyses for a new design
• Act proactively to improve reliability and cost effectiveness in future motor and generator designs
• Participate in customer briefings and design reviews by providing technical guidance to ensure the electrical generators maintain the highest possible quality standard
• Work with suppliers and customers to ensure optimal solutions ensuring products are safe to fly
• Maintain and update material and process specifications in line with the latest technology
• Coach graduates or less experienced engineers

Skills

Skills: Materials science, NDT, Metallurgical science, Surface treatment, Testing, Materials analysis, Polymers, Composites, Metals, Technical reporting, We are looking for candidates with a range of skills and experience, but we're also keen to help people grow and develop in this role. If you have some or all of the following, we'd love to hear from you:

• Degree in engineering or other relevant experience
• Substantial experience in materials
• Specialisation in metallurgical science through academic qualification or working experience
• Aerospace experience desirable
• Experience and exposure to writing technical reports
• Experience and knowledge in joining technologies

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.