- Test Cells Team Leader Leighton Buzzard
- Safran Electrical & Power UK in Leighton Buzzard, , United Kingdom
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- 1 month ago
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Team Leader – Test Cells
Pitstone, Tring, Hertfordshire
£ Competitive
Benefits: 8% Bonus, Excellent Pension, 33 Days Holiday, BUPA, Dental, Workplace nursery scheme, Midday finish on Fridays, Enhanced family friendly policies, Wellbeing programme, Employee assistance programme including health and finance, Onsite subsidised canteen
Skills: DasyLab, LabView, Validation & verification, R&T, Engineering, Test cells, Electromechanical, Environmental, Leadership
At Safran Electrical & Power, we recognise that aviation needs to innovate and change in order to protect our environment. We believe that future aircraft power systems will be hybrid-electric or full-electric, which is why we are working to develop and deliver advanced electrical solutions to help decarbonise flight.
If you want to help deliver this future, we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join our team.
The UK Safran Electrical & Power team has expertise in designing and developing electrical systems comprising generators, power conversion, distribution and control, with developing expertise in electric motors for aircraft propulsion.
As a Team Leader – Test Cells at Safran Electrical & Power you will manage the engineering test facility onsite, working with the latest in aerospace technology to plan, organise and execute testing to support the development and qualification tests performed on Safran products. You will ensure the successful delivery of work packages for machine and drive systems test cells activities, and defining the overall test cells testing schedule for all programs on site. You will lead the team in supporting maintenance of the current and future environmental and vibration test capabilities, ensuring the team is always a step ahead with innovative testing processes and systems.
The Role
· Manage the test cells team and the engineering test facility, ensuring smooth execution of development and qualification tests on products.
· Responsible for supporting the definition and flow down of business objectives, policies and procedures, monitoring and taking corrective action as and when required.
· Establish processes specific to test cell activities, ensuring the team adhere to the particular processes.
· Ensure the test cells are maintained, calibrated and developed to ensure the testing capabilities can support current and future products.
· Lead the team in supporting maintenance of current and future test capabilities, ensuring the team are always a step ahead with innovative processes.
· Be accountable for the technical quality of all deliverables from the test cells team.
· Act as the bridge between the Validation & Verification team and the various test teams in the engineering team.
· Plan the verification phase of a project in conjunction with the Validation & Verification Engineering team, creating robust plans to meet project timescales and cost objectives.
· Accountable for workload distribution and allocation, monitoring defined objectives and executing work packages supported by other Safran entities.
Desirable Experience
We are looking for candidates with a range of skills and experience, but we’re also keen to help people grow and develop in this role. If you have some or all of the following, we’d love to hear from you:
• Extensive experience in a V&V or testing environment.
• Relevant engineering qualification beneficial.
• Strong people management and leadership qualities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple engineering teams.
• Strong decision making and motivational skills.
• Resource, forecasting and demand management.
• Evidence of written English at interview stage.
Get involved:
We also have a number of groups and forums onsite that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, STEM ambassadors, employee forum, charity partnerships and wellbeing programme.
Our Wellbeing Programme in Pitstone aims to place employee wellbeing at the heart of our business, and we integrate it within all that we do. The programme is made up of four wellbeing committees; Healthy Minds, Physical, Social & Financial. Our enhanced family friendly policies re-enforce our commitment to providing a workplace that is both diverse and inclusive.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
• Canteen
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
Schedule:
• Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
• Leighton Buzzard: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Leighton Buzzard United Kingdom