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. The purpose of this role is to manage a design team that will provide design solutions for production projects and manufacturing concern resolution. Key Responsibilities will include: To aid in the development of existing product designs to resolve manufacturing and assembly concerns. To manage the product maturity and development in Smarteam To lead the design effort for packages of work or small programmes and to develop and manage packages of work within the team Manage and Mentor a team of design engineers. To maintain the engineering quality and integrity of the work produced within their work package Responsible for the design and detail modelling of a variety of suite components in order to meet the programme requirements Cost and weight targets must be monitored, managed and met Senior Design engineers will be expected to communicate effectively and professionally with customers and suppliers and to manage data transfer Organise and participate in Design Reviews throughout each phase of the New Product Introduction process. Ensure that all necessary follow up actions are taken. Participate in manufacturing concern reviews post production and ensure all necessary follow up actions are taken. Ensure the successful integration of each design element with the product as a whole Follow and contribute to the development of the Best Practice guidelines as laid out in BMS documentation To check engineering packages Checking and Approval of Engineering changes/Permits/Concessions Generate and/or revise specifications