Senior Industrialisation Engineer

Location: Pitstone

Senior Industrialisation Engineer Pitstone, Buckinghamshire Safran - Here, we craft excellence together. 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 Electrical & Power is one of the world's leaders in aircraft electrical systems. It is a key player in the equipment electrification & in the electric and hybrid propulsion sector. Mastering the on-board energy system, the company designs and provides modular, innovative and optimised architectures and solutions. Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you, both in and out of work, including:
Competitive salary Excellent Pension and bonus scheme 33 Days Holiday (including bank holidays) Dental and BUPA cover Workplace nursery scheme Midday finish on Fridays Enhanced family friendly policies Wellbeing programme Employee assistance programme including health and finance Onsite subsidised canteen We support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities

Your role :
As Senior Industrialisation Engineer, you'll deliver industrialisation for new/modified products and manufacturing processes, ensuring production readiness, process validation, quality, rate, and cost requirements are met, whilst acting as a project technical owner for defined work packages. You will champion effective process development, DFM capability and efficiency throughout the entire product and process development lifecycle. The Senior Industrialisation Engineering will lead/supervise a small team to execute industrialisation plans, balancing workload, coaching team members, and ensuring adherence to standards and schedules.

Key responsibilities:

Process design, PFMEA/Control Plans, work instructions, routings, tooling spec, line balancing, trials (PPAP/FAI), capability studies (Cp/Cpk), issue resolution/problem solving (8D), DfM/DfA/DTC. Qualification of new tools, machines and working practices Responsible for process performance and is a first point of contact to resolve technical issues on the Production Line. May be required to approve the work of others. Leadership &

Collaboration:

Industrial WP Planning (incl. NRC's), Leads technical activities; mentors juniors informally; collaborates proactively with Design, Quality, Supply Chain, HSE, and Ops. Governance & Standards:
Applies company standards (One Safran, APQP/PPAP, MSA, SPC, ERP/MES, HSE, regulatory). Through full Product/Process Lifecyle Innovation & CI:
Identifies and implements CI using LEAN toolsets (SMED, 5S, Poka-Yoke, waste reduction); pilots digital tools Risk & Readiness:
Owns PFMEA actions; run-at-rate, pre-production builds, capacity verification; leads RCCA for launch issues What You'll Bring:
Proven experience in manufacturing/industrialisation; strong APQP/PPAP/SPC; hands-on with tooling/fixtures and validation HNC / HND in mechanical, electronics or Production Engineering or equivalent experience

Experience of acting as a focal point for technologies and processes Demonstrate a broad production engineering experience including cost down, design for manufacture / assembly / test techniques Ability to challenge design and manufacturing techniques to ensure DFM and DTC requirements are met Solid communicator and able to influence effectively at all levels through mediums including written reports and delivery of presentations to ensure delivery of results.

Must be able to lead and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplined team and deliver to tight deadlines We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. We encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role.

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