Test Engineer; H​/F - SAFRAN GB Limited

Safran Group Overview

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l'aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l'environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 100 000 collaborateurs pour un chiffre d'affaires de 27,3 milliards d'euros en 2024, et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen sur ses marchés.

Safran est la 2e entreprise du secteur aéronautique et défense du classement « World's Best Companies 2024 » du magazine TIME. Safran Seats est l'un des principaux fabricants mondiaux de sièges d'avion, tant pour l'équipage que pour les passagers. Un million de sièges d'avion fabriqués par Safran Seats sont actuellement en service dans les flottes aériennes du monde entier.

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 seat 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.

To work within the cyclic and static test laboratories of the Test and Development department at SSGB's Cwmbran test facility. Carry out cyclic reliability, abusive, and FAR/CS 25.561 static testing on new and existing products as they are developed within the business.

• Industry Knowledge:
  Understanding of testing requirements of Safran Seat products and working knowledge of aerospace industry standard static and cyclic test methods.
• Organisation / Planning:
  Manages self and liaises with senior members of the test and development department to ensure tasks are completed to requirements on time.
• Technical Conduct and Documentation:
  Conduct and document cyclic reliability, abusive, and static (showing compliance to FAR/CS 25.561 where applicable) tests for SSGB's aircraft interior products. Review and understand test plans provided by other company departments.
• Design and Construction of Test Set‑ups:
  Design and construct suitable static test set‑ups and cyclic test apparatus to carry out detailed tests, including PLC programming, actuators, sensors, and switches.
• Data Management:
  Monitor, record, and process test data using appropriate instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
• Support and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Support other test engineers and Head of Test as required; discuss and review test set‑ups / deviations with visiting ARs and test witnesses.
• Problem Solving:
  Liaise with test requestors and provide feedback on test plans improvements. Identify test set‑up issues and assist in recommending improvements and alternate solutions. Apply standard root cause analysis techniques (e.g. 8D/Ishikawa).
• Communication / Interpersonal:
  Liaise with respective Design, Certification, and Stress departments as required. Liaise with external suppliers, and other industrial organisations as required.

• Minimum Degree-level qualifications (e.g. Higher National Certificate) or comparable experience within the aerospace industry.
• Organisational and planning skills with ability to manage and meet deadlines and work effectively with different functions and levels of responsibility.

• Review, interpret and implement…