Manufacturing Engineer

Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long-range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services.

Manufacturing Engineer
Burnley
37 Hours | Monday-Friday
On-site

At Safran, excellence is a journey-and we'd love you to be part of it.
We're looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Industrial Operations team, supporting the industrialisation, optimisation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes within a world-leading aerospace environment.

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:
- 37 hour working week over 4.5 days with a 1pm Finish on Fridays (Role dependant)
- 25 days' holiday + bank holidays (plus the option to buy an additional 5 days)
- 10% employer pension contribution (5% employee contribution with the option to increase via salary exchange)
- Flex-time scheme that allows you to take two half days or one full day off per month (Role dependant)
- 4X life insurance benefit as a member of the pension scheme
- Non-contributory BUPA private medical insurance plan (Role Dependant)
- Excellent training, education, and development schemes
- Enhanced sickness, maternity, adoption and paternity leave
- Option to purchase Safran shares with additional free shares from the company
- Excellent on-site catering facilities providing subsidised hot and cold meals
- Corporate membership at the Crow Wood Hotel & Spa: Use of fitness suites, classes, pool & sauna, offering 54% discount as a gold member.
- Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme: 24/7 mental health support, access to remote GP appointments, medical second options, and physiotherapy
- Cycle to work scheme, along with a range of flexible benefits chosen by you!

About the Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will define, validate, and support manufacturing processes from engineering definition through to production, ensuring delivery against quality, cost, safety, and operational targets. You'll play a key role in supporting industrialisation, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and new manufacturing capability development.

Working closely with production, quality, programmes, suppliers, and engineering teams, you'll help create robust, repeatable manufacturing processes that support operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities
- Define and develop manufacturing processes and industrial solutions.
- Create and validate standard operating procedures, work instructions, and inspection methods.
- Develop and maintain routes, BOMs, tooling requirements, layouts, and production data.
- Support industrial product validation and manufacturing readiness activities.
- Provide technical support to internal and external suppliers.
- Lead and deliver manufacturing engineering projects.
- Support production teams to ensure product flow and operational performance
- Participate in audits, QRQC meetings, readiness reviews, and governance activities

What you'll bring:

Essential
- Manufacturing Engineering experience
- Degree (BEng) in Engineering or equivalent
- Industrialisation and manufacturing process development
- DMAIC and structured problem solving
- PFMEA and SPC knowledge
- Project delivery experience (cost, quality, delivery)
- ERP/MRP and PLM systems experience
- Strong stakeholder management
- Excellent communication skills
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to work independently and drive results

Desirable
- Aerospace manufacturing experience
- Technical Stamp (or ability to achieve within 6 months)
- CATIA or similar CAD/CAM experience
- Lean Manufacturing experience
- Project management knowledge
- Experience supporting suppliers
- Audit and compliance exposure
- QRQC and operational excellence experience