Senior Industrialisation Engineer

Senior Industrialisation Engineer
Pitstone

With significant investment being made at our Safran Electrical & Power site, now is an exciting time to join the team!
As Senior Industrialisation Engineer, you will take ownership of industrialisation for new/modified products and manufacturing processes, ensuring production readiness, process validation, quality, rate, and cost requirements are met.

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 more than 110,000 employees and revenue of 31.3 billion euros in 2025, and holds, alone or in partnership, global or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and Innovation roadmaps.

As Senior Industrialisastion Engineer, you will deliver industrialisation for new/modified products and manufacturing processes, ensuring production readiness, process validation, quality, rate, and cost requirements are met.

You'll take ownership of, and champion, effective process development, DFM capability and efficiency throughout the entire product and process development lifecycle. We are expanding our Industrialisation team with many exciting new projects and products in the pipeline.

Key responsibilities:

Deliver the design, development and industrialisation of manufacturing processes, ensuring robust, capable and cost-effective production solutions
Responsible for process performance and be the first point of contact to resolve technical issues on the production line
Plan and execute manufacturing trials, including PPAP, FAI and industrial validation builds, supporting a successful transition to stable serial production.
Act as project technical owner for defined work packages
Lead issue resolution and structured problem-solving using methodologies such as 8D, root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action deployment.
Share and develop best practices across the site and division as appropriate
Apply company standards through full product & process lifecycleWhat You'll Bring

Essential:

Proven experience in a manufacturing environment, with hands-on experience with tooling, APQP & PPAP
HNC/HND in Mechanical, Electronics or Production Engineering, or equivalent experience
Ability to challenge design and manufacturing techniques to ensure DFM and DTC requirements are met
Strong understanding of SPC and FMEA's
Demonstrated experience of leading on process improvement activitiesDesirable:

Working knowledge of legislative requirements including REACH and HSE
Experience in building strong relationships within a supply base to develop solutions that work for all parties