Manufacturing Engineer - Industrialization Leader

Industrial Engineering Position

As a member of Safran Seats, you contribute to providing over one million seats to airlines worldwide, ensuring superior quality, comfort, and innovation. Your role involves collaborating with a team to develop high-value solutions for passengers and crews. Safran is one of the few OEMs offering a comprehensive range of passenger seats, from economy to first class, allowing you to take pride in creating impressive seating options for various needs.

Industrialization Leader:

• Manage the technical development of a product from conception to production
• Utilize core tools such as PFMEA, DFMA, control plans, etc.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, tooling and other departments to resolve issues and improve processes
• Review and approve or reject engineering drawings in accordance with internal DFM guidelines and requirements
• Create and maintain detailed work instructions
• Ensure design and process are sufficient to produce the quality of product required by internal and external standards
• Support related improvements and projects

Manufacturing Engineer:

• Work closely with Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering to design and implement process and equipment layouts and improvements
• Support Operations through technical support, product design, quality standards and process improvement
• Must have strong technical skills in engineering (design and industrialization), knowledge about quality management like root cause analysis or statistical process control
• Must have strong inter-personal skills and be highly energetic

Job Requirements:

• Support production areas, fabrication and final assembly, when new product is being launched to quickly address and correct and issues that may arise
• Determine root causes of failures or production problems and recommend changes to designs, tolerances, or processing methods
• Design and develop the process as necessary to produce the product at the volume and quality required
• Keep up to date with relevant technological advances and support implementation of new processes and machines
• Attend design reviews and provide relevant feedback for manufacturability
• Support engineering as necessary through development phase (collaboration, drawing review, etc.)

Qualification Requirements:

• B.S degree in a related technical field (e.g.:
  Industrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer/Technology, Aeronautics Engineer, or Electrical Engineer) or an Associate degree with 6 years related experience or 12 years of job related experience
• Three years of manufacturing experience preferred but not required
• Catia or design modeling a plus
• Six Sigma or lean certification preferred
• Must have basic knowledge of production methods, process capabilities, tooling processes, and manufacturing processes
• Must be capable of preparing well-written reports and orderly reports
• Must have basic knowledge of manufacturing and related operations with detailed knowledge of such fields as product design, engineering function, tool design, tool fabrication, ergonomics and EHS, space layout, handling equipment, production machinery and equipment, N/C machinery and equipment, factory methods work, etc…
• Knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing principles preferred
• Strong knowledge of all Microsoft Office software and Operating Systems
• Must have the ability to generate written communication and to operate required office equipment
• Ability to read and review written communication
• Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English
• Able to work collaboratively with cross functional teams and engage in healthy debate
• Able to maintain an organized workspace and calendar to keep up with all active assignments
• Able to approach problems both analytically and creatively to find solutions

Safran Seats USA is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.

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