Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

In order to develop and expand the capabilities of SAFRAN Engineering Services in the UK, we are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing team. After an initial induction period at our Cwmbran site, the role will be based mainly from your home in Northern Ireland, with travel to our Gloucester or Cwmbran office as required.

The SMDE role is seen as a planning and coordination authority, through knowledge, experience and exposure to high complexity category programmes. In this role you will provide input and support to Chief Engineers.

You will need to be experienced in leading and developing others, managing workload and resources across multiple programmes concurrently, ideally within the Aerospace industry.

Key responsibilities & duties

* Planning and coordination of all design activities to ensure on time delivery

* Participate in all MER / Technical Audits

* Develop tools, processes and methods for delivery of design deliverables for project deadlines

* Reporting / Forecasting of status and updating of KPIs

* Support ITCM, PDR and CDR when required

* Audit Design engineering deliverables

At SAFRAN, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.
We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don’t meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experiences relevant to the requirements of this role.

We will consider all applicants who meet the minimum requirements regardless of their identity or background.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation please get in touch for an informal chat. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.

Requirements

* Mechanical / Aerospace / Structural Engineering degree

* Significant experience gained in project leadership through a full programme lifecycle

* Highly proficient in Catia V5

* Experience using Smarteam

* Strong ability to plan and schedule design activities across multiple design modules

* Effective communication skills, able to clearly define expectations and gain understanding

* Experience managing a team

Benefits

• 185 hours holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
• Personal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrifice.
• Death in service life insurance – covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in service
• PEGI Share Scheme
• Hybrid working available
• Career development within Safran Group
• Training & development are a focus
• 1pm finish on a Friday