Senior Stress Engineer

Your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology.

The Senior Stress Engineer provides analytical guidance in structural and occupant injury simulation, working closely with other functions such as Design, Certification and Production to ensure that seating products are lightweight, durable and safe throughout their working life.

Client Details

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.

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

Description

• Plan and manage own workload and a limited number of others stress activities for a specific program
• Technically support junior stress engineers to ensure tasks are completed to requirements of time, cost and quality
• Assist with identifying certification test failure risk, an ensure it is managed effectively and minimised with the use of appropriate analytical methods and judgement
• Prepare, review and approve hand calculations, linear static, non-linear, crash, multi-body dynamic assessment would be favourable and optimisation FE models for seating products to support the design and certification process, plus the in-service life of the product
• Prepare, review and approve stress and structural documentation to submit for internal/external customers and regulatory approval
• Review and approve drawings, designs, concessions and repairs with respect to stress
• Support the Design team in ensuring that products meet regulatory, cost and weight targets
• Identify structural design issues and recommend improvements and alternate solutions
• Supporting root cause analysis (e.g. 8D/Ishikawa)
• Assist in producing plans of tasks and resource to Programme Team for stress activities
• Liaise with Design, Certification, Manufacturing and other company departments as required
• Liaise with external suppliers, customers, airframers, regulatory bodies and other industrial organisations as required
• Provide expertise and lead continuous improvement initiatives of department processes, methods and manuals

Profile

• Minimum - 2:1 Bachelors (Honours) degree or equivalent in Mechanical/Aerospace/Structural Engineering.
• Experience of working to industry standards and codes. Knowledge of Part 25 (EASA/FAA) and Boeing / Airbus specifications. Knowledge of ACs, ARPs and Aerospace Standards. Knowledge of Aerospace Material Standards and Material or component test standards and post-processing methods (e.g. ASTMs and B-Basis calculations)
• Organisational and planning skills with ability to self-plan and manage the technical work, meet deadlines and work effectively with different functions and levels of responsibility.
• Prepare written communications and presentations to support the programme team and stress department activities.
• Assist in the preparation of task and resource plans.

Job Offer

- Your key responsibility is to assist program managers with the operational management of their organization to help them meet their objectives.
- Your role is to help managers achieve their commitments regarding delivery (deliverables, milestones), non-recurring and recurring costs (NRC and RC), Earned Value Management (EVM), and quality
- You must be proficient in the use and configuration of management tools, and in overseeing their use by people involved in the process
- You are expected to address and report any irregularities with regard to the program and project management reference system
- You are also expected to make recommendations to ensure continuous process improvement and the deployment of best practices
- You do not have any decision-making authority regarding programs, projects or business lines and you cannot stand in for managers.
- In other words, management, planning, resource allocation, communication of leadtimes, financial data, risks and opportunities remain the sole responsibility of managers