At Safran, excellence is a journey – and we'd love you to be a part of it.
As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.
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.
Your Role
As a Build Technician, you will play a key role in the development and industrialisation of new aircraft seating products. Acting as a vital link between engineering and production, you will assemble, test, and refine prototype seats to ensure they are robust, manufacturable, and ready for series production.
Working hands-on with cutting-edge aerospace products, you will support New Product Introduction (NPI) projects by identifying design and assembly issues early, proposing improvements, and helping drive continuous improvement throughout the development lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building prototype and development seat assemblies from CAD data and engineering instructions
- Checking parts and assemblies against drawings, specifications, and design intent
- Identifying and reporting build issues, and supporting root cause analysis (RCA)
- Proposing practical improvements to enhance product manufacturability and assembly efficiency
- Supporting design reviews with feedback from a build and assembly perspective
- Reworking and modifying parts to test new design solutions
- Developing, validating, and improving process work instructions
- Recording build times to support cycle time calculation and production readiness
- Supporting production teams during product ramp-up and training operators
- Working closely with engineering, quality, and operations teams to meet airworthiness and quality requirements
- Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives (5C, 5S, Lean practices)
