NPI Engineer

Overview

Safran Helicopter Engines, the world’s leading rotorcraft turbine manufacturer, is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer (NPI) to join our Fareham site. The role focuses on transitioning new and modified products from design through to production, ensuring manufacturability, quality, and configuration control.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with additional days for service milestones (5, 10, 20, 30, 40 years)
• Flexitime – possibility to finish early on Fridays (role dependent)
• Onsite amenities: free parking, canteen with subsidised lunch, barista coffee, bike storage, showers
• 7% company pension contribution from day one
• Health Cash Plan after probation
• Enhanced family‑friendly benefits (maternity, paternity) and employee assistance programme
• Share purchase scheme after three months’ service
• Up to 5% annual bonus

Your Role

The New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer is responsible for:

1. Industrialisation of Design Changes – Evaluate and implement design changes to improve manufacturability and performance; develop and document manufacturing processes, work instructions, and quality assurance protocols; coordinate cross‑departmental input to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals.
2. New Product Introduction – Lead the transition of new products from design to production; develop detailed project plans with risk assessments, resources, timelines, and budgets; oversee prototype builds, pilot runs and full‑scale production ramp‑up.
3. Configuration Control – Establish and manage configuration control processes; maintain documentation and records relating to product designs and manufacturing changes; ensure stakeholders are informed of changes.
4. Stakeholder Liaison – Work with commercial, purchasing and operations teams to align product specifications, select materials and integrate new products efficiently.
5. Continuous Improvement – Analyse processes, identify opportunities for cost reduction and quality improvement, and implement data‑driven optimisations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of product engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or a similarly regulated sector.
• Experience with configuration management and documentation systems.
• Project management skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Additional desirable experience: APQP, PPAP industrialisation, lean manufacturing principles, knowledge of aerospace quality standards and regulatory requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Safran is an equal‑opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

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