Senior Project Engineer

Safran; Banbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Competitive salary with annual bonus

25 days' holiday + bank holidays (buy–

Strong Pension and life assurance

Professional development and mentoring

Private Medical and Health Cash Plan

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Safran Actuation Systems UK, Banbury site, is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead development, qualification and production support of composite products. Based at Banbury, you will work within CTG's engineering team on challenging aerospace projects, coordinating with suppliers and customers to ensure design integrity and compliant verification through qualification testing.

You will contribute to DFMEA/PFMEA, change management, and generate performance and stress analyses, while

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Clear, collaborative, and open communication skills.
• Willing to work in office-based and test-lab environments.
• Experience with GD&T and component/assembly drawings.
• Knowledge of qualification testing and test procedures.
• Experience with engineering change processes and impact assessment.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed CAD models and drawings (NX beneficial) and perform FEA as required.
• Assess drawings and specs; liaise with customers and suppliers for technical requirements.
• Review and approve drawings using GD&T and inter-component interactions.
• Develop qualification test strategies for structural composite components.
• Oversee qualification/testing using internal and external facilities; analyze results.
• Draft and approve qualification test procedures and reports.
• Generate engineering performance/stress reports for components.
• Support DFMEA/PFMEA and project risk assessments; assist project plans.
• Contribute to change management and Teamcenter usage.

Skills

CAD modelling

NX

FEA

GD&T

DFMEA/PFMEA

Engineering collaboration

Statistical analysis

Engineering changes

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Materials Science or related field

Tools

NX CAD

Teamcenter

Job description

The Senior Project Engineer will be a key contributor in the development, qualification and production support of composite products and processes in a highly challenging and fast-paced environment working within CTG's engineering team.

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's "World's Best Companies 2025" ranking.

Safran Electronics & Defense is an international company with more than 19,000 employees who bring together expertise and team spirit to design high-technology solutions for the aerospace, defense and space sectors. By combining human and technological intelligence, the company develops products and services for both civil and military customers, operating on land, at sea, in the air and in space.

Senior Project Engineer

Banbury
Site Based

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. We are looking for talented individuals to join our Engineering team as a Senior Project Engineer at our Banbury site.

About Safran Actuation Systems UK

Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world class centre for the design, manufacture and support of actuation and flight control solutions used across commercial, military and rotary platforms. With major sites in Wolverhampton and Banbury, our teams play a critical role in delivering innovative, reliable and safe systems that keep aircraft performing at their best.

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you-both in and out of work, including:

• Early finish on Fridays
• Competitive salary and annual bonus and pay review
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays (option to buy/sell)
• Strong Pension scheme and life assurance
• Professional development, ongoing training, mentoring
• Private Medical, Health Cash Plan
• Family-friendly and accessible workplace policies

Your Role

A key contributor in the development, qualification and production support of composite products and processes in a highly challenging and fast-paced environment working within CTG's engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Create detailed CAD models and drawings (NX beneficial), with FEA knowledge expected.
• Understand drawings and technical specifications in order to assess and maintain compliance to all requirements and where necessary, liaise with the customer and suppliers to determine technical requirements.
• Review and approve component and assembly drawings through detailed understanding of GD&T and interaction between components.
• Generate qualification test/analysis strategy and rationale for novel structural composite components.
• Perform or oversee qualification and development testing using in-house as well as subcontract test facilities and interrogate test results to verify component and material performance.
• Author, review and approve qualification test procedures and reports.
• Ability to generate engineering performance / stress reports for existing and novel components.
• Knowledge and experience of basic statistical analysis is beneficial.
• Collaborate cross functionally to perform DFMEA, PFMEAs, project technical risk assessments and generating project plans.
• Experience of engineering changes and change processes, understanding the impact of change requests to implement changes. (Teamcenter experience is beneficial)

Get involved

We have a number of groups and forums across our sites that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Diversity at Safran, Sports Clubs, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs. If you're ready to take your career to new heights and be part of a company that's crafting the future of flight.

What You'll Bring

Essential

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Highly motivated, with a keen ability to use own initiative
• Clear, collaborative, and open communication skills
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work in a dynamic, inclusive team culture
• Able to analyse and solve new engineering problems using first-principles
• Willing to take hands-on approach to developing components and testing methods
• Clear open two-way communication skills; confident to act as point of contact within the business and with test house suppliers
• Willing to work in both office-based and test-lab based environments
• Fit the dynamic and enthusiastic culture within CTG and flexible with working hours

Desirable

• Degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• In-depth understanding of statistical analysis.
• Comprehensive grounding in solid mechanics and first-principles analysis
• It is beneficial (but not essential) that the candidate has knowledge of Polymer Matrix Composite including different types of resins, fibres, manufacturing techniques, and testing methods.