Manufacturing Engineer - Composites

Published 08.13.2026 Company :
Safran Nacelles Job field :
Industrial Engineering Location :
Burnley , England , United Kingdom Contract type :
Permanent Contract duration :
Full-time Professional status :
Professional, Engineer & Manager Spoken language(s) :
English Fluent Published 08.13.2026

Job Description About Safran Nacelles Safran Nacelles is a global leader in aircraft engine nacelle systems. Our products and services equip every major type of aircraft—regional, business, short, medium, and long-range commercial jets. Our expertise spans nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance, and aftermarket services. The Burnley site is one of the largest private sector employers in the area, employing nearly 700 people and playing a key role in global aerospace innovation.

Job description

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Safran Nacelles, you will define, validate, and support the manufacturing process from engineering definition to production, ensuring requirements for Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), quality, cost, and delivery are met, with a focus on both people and innovation.

Main Activities
- Define manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with specifications and One Safran standards
- Design manufacturing processes with Takt/Flow philosophy and ergonomic risk reduction
- Create and validate SOPs, work instructions, quality control points, inspection methods, and authority approvals
- Develop routes, BOMs, master layouts, tooling requests, data sheets, production support drawings, tooling definitions, and CAM/NC data
- Ensure process design meets targets for quality, cost, and delivery
- Provide technical guidance to internal and external suppliers
- Plan, drive, and coordinate industrial product validation activities
- Manage stakeholder relations within programmes, supporting Health & Safety, Digitalisation, and Environmental initiatives
- Represent manufacturing engineering with customers, alongside the Industrial Programme Manager
- Establish global manufacturing process concepts, participate in selection of plant and equipment, and prepare factory layouts
- Manage engineering risk using PFMEA and SPC to ensure sustainable and repeatable processes
- Drive and deliver projects within the role's scope
- Provide line/process support for product flow, ensuring commitments are met
- Lead lean projects, ensuring improvements are integrated into ERP systems
- Participate in governance meetings, QRQC, audits, rate readiness/capital investment exercises, and structured problem-solving (8D, DMAIC)- Identify and escalate any risks related to product or people safety, using company tools and processes
- Take personal accountability for continuous professional development

Job Requirements
- Sound understanding of engineering definition for industrialisation; able to work independently
- Technical Stamp (or ability to obtain within 6 months of joining)- Experience in DMAIC problem solving
- Good working knowledge of manufacturing processes used onsite
- Experience in timely delivery of projects with cost considerations
- Advocate for product and process integrity
- Knowledge of One Safran Manufacturing Handbook
- Meets requirements within skills matrix at appropriate level Tools
- Familiarity with MRPII (ERP), Project Management, PLM systems

- Experience with Catia (or similar CAD/CAM software)- Proficient with desktop tools
- Appreciation of project management principles
- Communication Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Clear and concise communicator
- Able to escalate at the right time and at the right level
- Decisive and accountable
- Team player and ambassador for Safran Qualifications- BEng or equivalent in a relevant discipline Analysis
- Strong analytical skills, able to synthesise complex problems and find solutions
- Able to analyse information from other departments
- Ability to assess the importance of issues and anticipate consequences

Attitude & Behaviour
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Commitment to Safran leadership values: fostering trust, shared vision, succeeding together, daring to innovate
- Concise, communicative, proactive, autonomous, thorough, perseverant, resilient, influential, assertive, and acts with professional integrity

Efficiency Criteria- ERP reliability metrics
- Delivery against commitments

Why Safran Nacelles?

Global presence:
Be part of a world leader in aerospace, defence, and space, with over 100,000 colleagues at 300 sites in 30 countries

Inclusive & empowering environment:
We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger.

Innovation at the core:
Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and shape a safer, more sustainable future

Mobility & training opportunities:
Training, development, personalised career plans, and mobility

Culture of excellence:
Collaboration, integrity, continuous improvement, and diversity

Our Commitment At Safran Nacelles, we know some candidates may hesitate if they don't meet every criterion. If you demonstrate relevant…