Flammability Certification Engineer

Company : Safran Seats

Job field : Architecture and systems engineering

Location : Cwmbran , Wales , United Kingdom

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

Professional status : Technician

# 2025-152130

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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.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

 Plan, conduct and report activities to demonstrate compliance of SGB cabin

interior products to CS/FAR Part 25, ETSO and OEM requirements, delivering on

time and in full to meet programme schedule.

 Compile test plans, test reports and other documents necessary to deliver the

flammability certification of SGB cabin interior products

 Support the certification engineer in the preparation of data packages for

submittal to regulators and OEMs in support of applications for ETSO, STC and

TC approval

 Oversee and support external conformity inspections to show compliance of test

products to regulations, accepted means of compliance and guidance material.

 Advise other business functions on flammability certification issues throughout the

design and development phases to achieve a safe and reliable product.

 Review and approve engineering drawings and change requests to ensure design

meets regulatory flammability certification requirements, guidance and best

practices.

 Represent the flammability certification department at meetings with customers,

installers and regulatory authorities (milestone meetings, customer events, etc.).

 Liaise with authorities, regulatory bodies and airframe manufacturers on

flammability certification issues.

 Maintain the continued airworthiness of existing products in service and support

aftermarket and DOA related change requests.

 Assist with solving production issues relating to flammability certification.

 Monitor, review and interrogate product 3D models to establish flammability

certification requirements and support design evolution.

 Support customers with detailed trim and material choices to ensure delivery of

the flammability certification of the product.

Complementary Description

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.

We focus on:

Our people

These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:

• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive

• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future

• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate

• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues

So you'll be supported every step of the way!

Sustainability

Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.

Global Mobility

As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.

Job Requirements

Qualified to a degree level in a mechanical

engineering field. Alternatively a HNC/HND

or an equivalent qualification in a

mechanical Engineering field, with

demonstrated knowledge / experience in

flammability certification and/or aircraft

interior equipment and installation.

Essential

Knowledge of aircraft seat and furniture

flammability certification. Desirable

Experience of working with Boeing and

Airbus specifications for flammability

certification.

Desirable

Knowledge of regulatory standards,and

quality procedures within the aerospace

industry.

Essential

Sound understanding of CS / 14CFR / JAR

Airworthiness standards Desirable

Wide knowledge of Aerospace Engineering

processes, and a more detailed working

knowledge of the Engineering processes

within Safran Seats.

Essential

Knowledge in Flammability test methods,

set-ups, test procedure and results. Desirable

Understanding of flammability test articles,

conformity process and test lab preparation. Desirable

Specificity of the job

n/a

Locate your future workplace

Llantarnam Industrial Park, LlantarnamNP44 3HQ

Cwmbran

Wales United Kingdom

Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.