Senior DMU Engineer

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Entity
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defence 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 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world 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 roadmap.

Reference
2024-145482

Position description
Domain

Research, design and development
Job field / Job profile

Mechanics - Mechanical part or subassembly design
Job title

Senior DMU Engineer
Employment type

Permanent
Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager
Part time / Full time

Full-time
Number of hours per week

37.5
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, 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 seats 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.

The purpose of this role is to produce product Vs Aircraft interfaces and product structure, and maintain it throughout its lifecycle. Additionally, support configuration management, change control, design release, and Airframer data submission.

Key Responsibilities will include:

1. Define SGB Product Vs Aircraft interfaces and validate Airframer requirements.
2. Create and maintain Space Allocation Models (maturity models) as per DMU methodology.
3. Ensure system requirements are adhered to and are validated in the maturity models.
4. Understand and validate Definition Control Model which define interfaces of mechanical and electrical design with composite design.
5. Create and maintain project LOPA structure, update suite, furniture levels with latest design data from design office.
6. Create Test BOMs for certification team as required for project milestones.
7. Co-ordinate and communicate effectively with all teams involved in project to ensure consistency of the design content among different products: Master Geometry, LOPA, Styling/A-Surface models and kinematics.
8. Maintain clean and clash-free design data throughout project life.
9. Analyse product structures to ensure all the links are correct.
10. Prepare and check data submissions to Airbus, Boeing and other third party integrators.
11. Prepare, understand and generate DMU problem reports to ensure team philosophies are maintained. Track & measure problems.
12. Ensure DMU tracker is fully updated with latest design data maturity.
13. Check, report & validate 3D model quality, including CATDUA, Q-checker, naming & numbering.
14. Prepare data to facilitate DMU reviews.
15. Contribute to the development of the Best Practice guidelines and support on-going continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through methods, process and other lean improvements.
16. Ensure compliance with BMS documents, ECRs, Permits, Concessions, etc.
17. Mentor DMU Integrators, Associate / Graduate Engineers / New team members.

Candidate skills & requirements

• Qualified to a minimum of a degree level. Alternatively a HNC / HND or an equivalent qualification with experience in providing services and support within an engineering function - Essential
• A proficient user of Catia V5 / Smarteam - Essential
• Have worked within the Aerospace / Automotive domains - Essential
• Experience of working in mechanical design team - Essential
• Experience of working with Boeing and Airbus specifications - Desirable
• A working knowledge of the engineering release and approval processes - Essential

Position location
Job location

Europe, UK, Wales
City (-ies)

Llantarnam Industrial Park, Llantarnam NP44 3HQ Cwmbran