Senior MRO Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace Automation

Safran; Tring; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & bonus

33 days holiday

Dental & BUPA cover

Midday finish on Fridays

Enhanced family friendly policies

Employee assistance programme

Training & mobility opportunities

Job summary

Safran Electrical & Power in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to drive improvements in MRO processes, quality, cost and delivery. You will partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Engineering to push innovations, standardise methods and uplift equipment and tooling across multiple product lines.

The role focuses on leading technical improvements, mentoring teams and delivering productivity gains while ensuring regulatory compliance and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in manufacturing engineering or continuous improvement within a complex engineering environment.
• Experience within Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) operations and knowledge of Part 145 would be desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience deploying APQP standards and quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for MRO processes, complex repairs and test-related issues.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance productivity, quality, turnaround time and cost performance.
• Lead the development and introduction of new repair solutions, technologies, equipment and process improvements.
• Standardise and govern repair processes, test methods and technical documentation.
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation, digitalisation and equipment upgrades to improve efficiency.
• Improve yield, defect reduction and root cause resolution while mentoring engineers and technicians.
• Optimize workflow, WIP control and repair routing across multiple product lines.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Manufacturing engineering

Education

Bachelors in mechanical/manufacturing/industrial engineering

Tools

APQP

Quality tools

Job description

Safran Electrical & Power in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to drive improvements in MRO processes, quality, cost and delivery. You will partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Engineering to push innovations, standardise methods and uplift equipment and tooling across multiple product lines.

The role focuses on leading technical improvements, mentoring teams and delivering productivity gains while ensuring regulatory compliance and customer requirements.