CMF Designer (Colour, Materials & Finish)
Cwmbran, South Wales
Permanent
Initially on site, Hybrid 3 days on site after c.6months
Skills: Industrial Design, Colour Palettes, Trims, Materials, Finishes, Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhino, Blender, Mood Boards, Prototypes
Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you—both in and out of work, including:
Early finish on Fridays
- Competitive salary and annual bonus and pay review
- 25 days' holiday + bank holidays (option to buy/sell)
- Strong Pension scheme and life assurance
- Professional development, ongoing training, mentoring
- Onsite amenities: parking, restaurant, bicycle storage, showers
- Family-friendly and accessible workplace policies
Safran – Here, we craft excellence together.
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
We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Advanced Concepts team as a CMF Design at our Safran Seats site in Cmwbran.
Your Role
As a CMF Designer, you will be central to defining the material harmony of our first class and business class aircraft seats, blending colour, finish and material choices while meeting aviation constraints. You'll collaborate closely with Industrial Designers from concept through production, and play a pivotal role at tradeshows and customer presentations. Reporting to the GB Advanced Concept Team Manager, you'll drive trend research, design mood boards, create upholstery designs, produce engaging renderings, and develop our physical and digital material libraries. You'll also maintain strong supplier relationships and support customer workshops.
Key Responsibilities:
- Stay on top of trim and finish trends in aviation and other industries (automobile, furniture, hospitality).
- Design and execute trend, mood and inspiration boards.
- Work alongside Industrial Designers to the right materials to each seat, balancing functionality and aesthetics.
- Prepare application documents for show seats and sales bids.
- Ensure guidelines are applied to prototypes and production lines.
- Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to validate design feasibility.
- Create innovative upholstery designs, modelling seat cushions to reflect trim choices.
- Generate high-quality renderings to test and validate design options.
- Develop, maintain, and deploy digital and sample material libraries.
- Lead customer-facing workshops within the CMF library.
- Cultivate supplier relationships to feed the material library.
