Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer
Cwmbran, South Wales

The Quality Engineers role is to assess and assure the Supplier quality of products and services they provide are compliant with contractual requirements

You will support the rollout of new programmes as well as develop & implement product standards for use between internal quality & external supply chain, guaranteeing the compliance of products and services delivered to customers.

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 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.

Your role as Quality Engineer,

Key responsibilities:

• Act as a quality interface and represent the Quality department by building and maintaining relationships of trust with customers.
• Listen to customers' concerns about quality and translate them into requirements, negotiate as effectively as possible with the customer and implement them operationally within the program.
• Understand the implicit and explicit quality requirements of other stakeholders, negotiate them as effectively as possible and integrate them operationally within the program.
• Guarantee quality performance within the program, or to assure the quality of products, throughout the product lifecycle with Safran Seats GB.
• Support the product lifecycle quality assurance, through the complete manufacturing process, and take responsibility for ensuring that processes and procedures are in place and adhered to in relation to product quality.
• Support the operational throughput of SGB to ensure the required deliverables are completed on time and to the customer's specification and quality standard.

What you'll bring:

• HNC / HND in an Engineering Discipline
• Internal Auditor AS9100 trained
• Sound engineering / quality background, with experience of Quality inspection within manufacturing
• Proven experience within a Supplier, Programme or Operations Quality position
• In depth understanding and/or experience in utilising QA Tools such as APQP, PPAP, MSA, FMEA and Control Plans
• Excellent knowledge of measuring equipment and general improvement tools
• Demonstrable experience in managing risks related to materials, special processes
• Proficient in quality analysis tools such as 8D SPC, PFMEA.

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role.

Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.