Programme Quality Engineer

Safran; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Safran Programme Quality Engineer in Cwmbran, United Kingdom

Programme Quality Engineer

Company: Safran Seats

Job field: Quality

Contract type: Permanent

Professional status: Professional, Engineer & Manager

Job ID: 2025-155016

Job Description

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, customisation, quality and industrial design.

In the UK, Safran Seats specializes 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.

Due to continued growth and an upturn in programmes and workload, we are now recruiting for 3x Programme Quality Engineers to join our existing Quality team. In this role, you will join as a member of the Programme Quality Team, directly reporting to the Programme Quality Manager. You will communicate with and present information to all levels and cross functions in Safran Seats. You will contribute greatly towards customer liaison for in-development programme and new programme introduction quality topics.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

1. Support contact for customers on quality aspects and assist/support the Program Manager on these points;
2. Ensure that all customer needs and requirements are taken into account (customer satisfaction);
3. Support the establishment of Quality Assurance Plans and related procedures, obtain acceptance from customers, and maintain the plans;
4. Participate in defining the Program Management Plan (PMP) with the Program Manager, support and assist the Program Manager to ensure and monitor its effective implementation and execution;
5. Monitor non-conformities analysis and relevant action plan, and communicate to customers on quality events of programs (quality escape, concessions, etc) and reduce them;
6. Work with the Procurement organisation to validate the choice of suppliers and ensure the appropriate data is being provided to suppliers to enable them to be successful as well as validating quality assurance plans and processes for each supplier.

Job Requirements:

1. HNC/HND or equivalent in an Engineering / Manufacturing related discipline
2. D/PFMEA & Control Plans; experience and full detail understanding and execution
3. Demonstrated experience supporting Quality Assurance activities across multi-disciplinary programmes
4. Competent communicator with an ability to establish trusted working relationships across all departments and with Customers
5. Proven track record on supporting teams/projects to deliver milestones

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

Specificity of the job:

UK and international travel as required to support in-development programmes.

Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.