Safran

Aircraft propulsion, equipment, and defense provider

Weights Engineer

Aerospace EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCwmbran, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A 2:1 bachelor's honours degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering, or HND/HNC qualifications.
At least 3 years of experience in the aerospace, automotive, or rail sector; experience designing composite and/or metallic components is preferred.
Excellent knowledge of aerospace cabin interior systems, including galleys and seats.
Excellent knowledge of CATIA V5 for weights analysis.
Proficiency in weights analysis standards and hand calculations using Microsoft Excel and/or Mathcad.
Awareness of aircraft industry standards, regulations, and qualification requirements.
Experience with design engineering competencies, behaviours, and skills, including organisational and planning skills to meet deadlines.
Ability to establish credibility with internal and external customers.
Ability to prepare and review concise technical reports and presentations.
Ability to work effectively within an integrated project team.
Excellent spoken and written English.
Must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not offered.

Responsibilities

Define product weight targets to support product conception.
Define product subassembly weight targets to enable a weight-driven product design process.
Prepare and review weights data for product conception and early development using hand calculations and tools such as Excel or Mathcad.
Prepare and review weights data for detailed product development and design modifications by interrogating CAD models in CATIA V5.
Increase confidence in weights data by driving physical weighing of parts and using physical weight data as early as possible.
Manage own work and liaise with senior members of the weights and project teams to ensure tasks are completed to requirements and on time.
Identify weight issues, help identify weight-reduction opportunities, and support subsequent weight-reduction activities.
Prepare and review weights reports in accordance with the weights plan.
Prepare and review weight-reduction plans when required.
Liaise with Design, Certification, Stress, external suppliers, customers, airframers, and regulatory bodies.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), including tolerance stack-up.
Experience with aerospace composite (honeycomb) and metallic materials and manufacturing processes.
Understanding of stress principles.
Knowledge of Smarteam.

Weights Engineer

Safran Engineering Services UK Limited · Cwmbran, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-14

Workplace: hybrid

Description

In order to develop and expand the capabilities of Safran Engineering Services in the UK, we are looking to recruit a Weights Engineer to support developments of Aerospace Cabin interior activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Define product weight targets in support of product conception.
Define product sub assembly weight targets in order to enable a weight driven product design process.
Prepare and review weights data in support of product conception and early development via the use of hand calculations using such toolsets as Excel or Mathcad.
Prepare and review weights data in support of detailed product development and design modifications via the interrogation of CAD (Catia V5).
Responsible for increasing weights data confidence by driving the process of the physical weighing of parts and utilisation of physical weight data at the earliest possible availability
Manages self and liaises with senior members of the weights and project teams to ensure tasks are completed to requirements on time.
Identify weight issues and assist in identifying weight reduction opportunities and provide support in any subsequent weight reduction activities
Prepare and review weights reports in accordance with the weights plan.
When required prepare and review weights reduction plans.
Liaise with Design, Certification, Stress external suppliers, customers, airframers, regulatory bodies.

Requirements

2:1 Bachelors (Honours) degree or equivalent in Mechanical / Aerospace / Structural Engineering, or HND/HNC qualifications.
Min 3 years experience within Aerospace / Automotive / Rail sector, preferably in Design of composites and/or metallic components
Excellent knowledge of Aerospace Cabin Interior Systems (Galleys, Seats,..)
Excellent knowledge of CATIA V5 for weights analysis
Proficiency in weights analysis standards, hand calculations using Microsoft Excel and/or Mathcad.
Awareness of A/C industry standards, regulations and qualification requirements
Experience with Design Engineering competencies, behaviours and skills, including organisational and planning skills to meet deadlines.
Customer focused/Ability to establish credibility with internal and external customers
Ability to prepare and review concise technical reports and presentations.
Ability to work effectively within an integrated project team
Excellent spoken and written English

Advantageous skills:

Experience with GD&T, (tolerance stack up)
Good experience of aerospace Composite (honeycomb) /Metallic materials and manufacturing processes
Understanding of stress principles
Knowledge of Smarteam

You must have the Right To Work in the UK as we are not offering sponsorship for this role, at this time.

Benefits

185 hours holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
Personal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrifice.
Death in service life insurance – covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in service
PEGI Share Scheme
Hybrid working - 2-3 days a week in Cwmbran, 2-3 from home
Onsite Canteen
Career development within Safran Group
Training & development are a focus

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About the Company

Safran

Aircraft propulsion, equipment, and defense provider

Safran is a French high-technology group active in aircraft propulsion, equipment, and defense. It designs and manufactures jet engines and propulsion systems, landing gear, aircraft interiors, and provides electronics and avionics for aircraft and space launchers. It collaborates on major programs like CFM with GE and has grown through acquisitions such as Zodiac Aerospace to offer an integrated stack from propulsion to interiors. Its goal is to advance sustainable aviation by developing efficient engines and integrated systems for future aircraft.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2005

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