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.
The purpose of this role is to manage a design team that will provide design solutions from initial concept through to manufacture.
Key Responsibilities will include:
Check supplied parts and assemblies to ensure compliance to drawing, design data
and all relevant specifications
Represent the department in product design reviews giving feedback on likely
issues and improvement opportunities
Analyse product design using CAD models and log issues per company process
(5C)
Identify assembly and manufacturing process improvement opportunities
throughout the product development phase
Build Development articles against CAD model screen grabs/instructions
Analyse development article builds and log issues
Define and validate solutions and countermeasures for 5C issues raised
Build test articles to standard production processes and record deviations
Route harnesses to drawing
View/interrogate product BOMs and locate parts on company's MRP system
(BaaN)
Rework parts to new design solutions for trial and evaluation
Rework “out of revision” parts to the latest design standard and complete minor
rework order form
Maintain the engineering quality and integrity of the work produced within their work
package
Work with other departments to ensure that the design solution meets the
appropriate airworthiness requirements
Record timings for assembly and disassembly for calculation of cycle times
Identify the need for jigs and fixtures to ensure correct assembly
Generate, validate and revise Process Work Instructions
Fault find and rectify issues
Train production operators in the assembly process of new products
Support product events with customers - PDR/CDR/FAI/FSR
Support off-site activities e.g. installation of products into aircraft
Support the rework of in-service products against warranty claims and service
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Communicate effectively and professionally with other departments, customers and
suppliers
Undertake and maintain 5S activities
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.
The purpose of this role is to manage a design team that will provide design solutions from initial concept through to manufacture.
Key Responsibilities will include:
Check supplied parts and assemblies to ensure compliance to drawing, design data
and all relevant specifications
Represent the department in product design reviews giving feedback on likely
issues and improvement opportunities
Analyse product design using CAD models and log issues per company process
(5C)
Identify assembly and manufacturing process improvement opportunities
throughout the product development phase
Build Development articles against CAD model screen grabs/instructions
Analyse development article builds and log issues
Define and validate solutions and countermeasures for 5C issues raised
Build test articles to standard production processes and record deviations
Route harnesses to drawing
View/interrogate product BOMs and locate parts on company's MRP system
(BaaN)
Rework parts to new design solutions for trial and evaluation
Rework “out of revision” parts to the latest design standard and complete minor
rework order form
Maintain the engineering quality and integrity of the work produced within their work
package
Work with other departments to ensure that the design solution meets the
appropriate airworthiness requirements
Record timings for assembly and disassembly for calculation of cycle times
Identify the need for jigs and fixtures to ensure correct assembly
Generate, validate and revise Process Work Instructions
Fault find and rectify issues
Train production operators in the assembly process of new products
Support product events with customers - PDR/CDR/FAI/FSR
Support off-site activities e.g. installation of products into aircraft
Support the rework of in-service products against warranty claims and service
bulletins
Communicate effectively and professionally with other departments, customers and
suppliers
Undertake and maintain 5S activities
Complementary Description
Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.
We focus on:
Our people
These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:
• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues
So you'll be supported every step of the way!
Sustainability
Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.
Global Mobility
As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.
Complementary Description
Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.
We focus on:
Our people
These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:
• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues
So you'll be supported every step of the way!
Sustainability
Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.
Global Mobility
As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.
Job Requirements
Minimum of BTEC L3 (mechanical engineering) OR suitable
depth of relevant experience/time served apprentice
Aerospace/automotive manufacturing experience at defined
competent level
Experience of working within company and regulatory
processes, standards and specifications
Knowledge of machining operations
Knowledge and use of mechanical fixings - screws, rivets, nails
etc
Knowledge of different materials - sheet metal, steel, wood,
composite etc
Good knowledge of design for assembly/manufacture principles
Job Requirements
Minimum of BTEC L3 (mechanical engineering) OR suitable
depth of relevant experience/time served apprentice
Aerospace/automotive manufacturing experience at defined
competent level
Experience of working within company and regulatory
processes, standards and specifications
Knowledge of machining operations
Knowledge and use of mechanical fixings - screws, rivets, nails
etc
Knowledge of different materials - sheet metal, steel, wood,
composite etc
Good knowledge of design for assembly/manufacture principles
Specificity of the job
Willing to travel to support company objectives.
Specificity of the job
Willing to travel to support company objectives.