Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly and Test

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.

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.

Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world class centre for the design, manufacture and support of cutting‑edge 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.

As a Production Support Manufacturing Engineer
, you will be responsible for ensuring that current production runs safely, efficiently, and in line with defined cost and quality targets. You will apply your manufacturing expertise to implement controlled improvements to existing processes, ensuring products are produced in the safest and most cost‑effective manner. This includes driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality enhancement, waste reduction, and cost optimisation.

The role also involves managing process changes resulting from product design updates, providing technical support to operations, and leading structured problem‑solving activities. You will support customer visits and collaborate cross‑functionally, including raising and justifying design change requests to improve manufacturability.

Overall, you will be accountable for maintaining production stability, maximising uptime and yield, and delivering ongoing improvements across existing portfolio of products and processes.

• Design, develop and optimise manufacturing processes and production layouts.
• Lead process validation, industrialisation and continuous improvement activities.
• Apply APQP, Lean and structured problem‑solving methodologies.

• Support DFM/DFA activities with Design Engineering.
• Lead manufacturing readiness, process development and validation for new products.
• Create work instructions, process documentation and production standards.

• Specify, install, commission and validate equipment, tooling and fixtures.
• Support FAT/SAT activities and production readiness.

• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, SPC and root cause analysis activities.
• Support CAPA, non‑conformance investigations and process compliance.
• Deliver improvements in productivity, quality, cost and delivery.