Industrial Design jobs in Italy

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.

Job Summary:

The Technical Audit team's main principle is to evaluate and approve the validity of technical, industrial and maintainability choices and their justifications. The Technical Audit team's intervention focuses on the entire value chain, i.e. R&T, preliminary studies, development of new products or modifications of existing products and events in service.

Before any new program commitments or Customer proposal submissions even for information (response to RFI), the Technical Audit team takes position on:

• the maturity of proposed technologies and concept
• the consideration of lessons learned
• the risks linked to the development logic
• margins to be taken into account

Before any program milestone validation, the Technical Audit team takes position on:

• the completion of required conditions in its field of application
• the maturity of design with regards to business and industrial commitments

The position holder is required to contribute and lead on these activities, so they are completed on time, and so is directly part of the audit activities themselves for all SGB engineering development projects.

The position holder is required to contribute to effective knowledge management, through use of expertise and lessons learned from developments, industrialization and operations in service.

Key responsibilities and duties:
Executes the Technical Audit (TA) mission within SGB in line with processes and procedures as defined in GRP-0299.

Work with the HO Technical Audit to;

• Ensure Master Engineering Reviews (MER) and associated Engineering Reviews (Major D reviews and Part design reviews) for each development project are held on time and in line with process requirements (SST-DEV-012) to support milestone gates or internal milestones (in case of new product/feature development).

• Act as an independent reviewer of both Master Engineering Reviews and Engineering reviews whilst identifying any improvements or feedback as needed.

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The role demands a high level of experience and competence in engineering design plus all associated processes. As such the role holder is expected to hold an Engineering degree or equivalent and have demonstrated design experience within an Aerospace product development environment -Degree desirable, experience essential.

The position holder is required to have an in-depth knowledge of all engineering disciplines and be able to find suitable solutions to fulfil all of those necessary aspects when a particular technical problem arises. A good level of technical knowledge is required in:
• Mechanical design
• Electrical design
• Electronic control systems and actuation
• Stress analysis
• Dynamic and static testing, and understanding of results
• Current industry standards, including all relevant FAA, EASA & CAA regulations
• Airframer requirements and processes - all of the above, essential

The position holder is also required to operate project management and risk management processes - desirable

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.

We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.
This role is subject to pre-employment checks, including but not limited to criminal record checks. While having unspent convictions may not necessarily prevent you from being employed, you are required to disclose any unspent convictions during the recruitment process. Only candidates who successfully pass these checks will be considered for employment.

What We'll Offer
• As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.
• Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work and Octopus EV Scheme
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Up to 12.5% Annual Bonus
• Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, income protection.
• Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave) and employee assistance programme
• Annual share save schemes.
• Option for hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities for career advancement and personal growth. Benefit from support through Safran University and our internal Training and Development Schools
• Get involved in our corporate social responsibility activities from sustainability initiatives, charity and fundraising, volunteering days, or supporting STEM activities at local schools and colleges nurturing the next generation of talent

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.

Llantarnam Industrial Park, Llantarnam NP44 3HQ

Cwmbran

Wales United Kingdom