Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Cwmbran

Site Based

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.

Senior Electrical Design Engineer with a thorough understanding of all aspects of electrical design, working within the aerospace industry.

Based in Cwmbran, South Wales, working as part of the Electrical Design Department. Responsible for the management of teams producing electrical installation models and detail drawings for new product and platform designs. Also responsible for the checking and approval of all electrical design work to meet company, regulatory and customer requirements.

• Manage electrical engineering platform teams.
• Ensure standards and performances are achieved by the design team
• Supervise and co-ordinate design activities.
• Responsible for the management and control of daily attendance and holidays for your engineering team including absence management.
• Assisting in recruitment of team members as and when required
• Carry out professional development reviews and ensure any KPI set for the year are achieved
• Manage and deliver electrical systems programmes as per agreed schedules and budgets, Responsible for the Electrical submittals.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies i.e., EASA, FAA, Boeing and Airbus to certify the electrical systems installed in their aircraft.
• Responsible for checking / approving systems drawings and documents ensuring compliance to OEM's & Regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for producing/updating electrical standard and process documentation
• Liaise with electrical equipment manufacturers to finalise the equipment and their installation specification of the equipment
• Report to senior management about the status of the programmes.
• To communicate effectively and professionally with customers, suppliers & OEM's
• Participate in Design Reviews throughout each phase of the New Product Introduction process
• The selection and application of materials and processes appropriate to each design element Qualified to a minimum of a degree in an Electrical Engineering field.

Alternatively, an HNC / HND or an equivalent qualification as part of an Electrical Apprenticeship with significant demonstrated post qualification experience gained in Electrical Design.

Highly Proficient with experience in Catia and PLM.

Experience with Product Life Management (PLM) Systems

Experience using 3D CAD & AutoCAD electrical software packages or equivalent.

The applicant should have an understanding of the effective application of tolerances and a working knowledge of manufacturing processes, as well as OEM installation requirements.

Ability to read design drawings and specifications.

Good communicator liaising with customers/airframers/suppliers and integrated programme team on a daily basis.

Experience using project management tools desirable.

Proven experience supervising an Electrical Design team desirable.

Experienced in working with Boeing and Airbus specifications for electrical equipment installation is desirable.

A working knowledge of the various methods of manufacture and test of electrical and electronic Components desirable.

Experience in new model introduction desirable.

You will be required to hold a full U.K. Driving License and Passport, as some UK and overseas travel may be required.

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.

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