Job Description

As a member of Safran Seats, you contribute to providing over one million seats to airlines worldwide, ensuring superior quality, comfort, and innovation. Your role involves collaborating with a team to develop high-value solutions for passengers and crews. Safran is one of the few OEMs offering a comprehensive range of passenger seats, from economy to first class, allowing you to take pride in creating impressive seating options for various needs.

1. Occupational Summary (Position Objective & Authorities)

Objective:
The reliability engineer 3 establishes reliability, maintainability, availability predictions and forecasts mean time to failure in order to improve design functionality and reduce downtime or failures. The reliability engineer also performs reliability calculation, oversees testing and utilizes fundamental failure analysis methodologies to derive root cause of repetitive/cyclic failures. Works under general supervision..

2. Essential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)

A) Check maturity test plans and test reports for technical accuracy
B) Oversee Accelerated Stress Testing (AST).
C) Assess completed test results for acceptability
D) Anticipate reliability related risks for Risk Assessment.
E) Performs MTBF, MTBUR and FMEA calculations
F) Define test methods on new and nouvel design based on expected failure modes
G) Define lifecycle acceptance criteria for seat components and mechanisms.
H) Assessment of existing reliability test methodologies, procedures and specifications.
I) DoE to develop test plan methods and set ups to ensure product robustness and performance.
J) Replicate product malfunctions under control conditions for failure diagnosis.
K) Oversee Accelerated Stress Testing (AST).
L) Build reliability prediction models to evaluate product functionality.
M) Perform statistics and probability analysis for Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA).
N) Anticipate reliability related risks for Risk Assessment.
O) Contribute to developing engineering solutions to failures observed during the life cycle of seats and seats components.
P) Work in conjunction with other engineering and management groups (e.g. Design Engineering, Certification Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Fabrication, Operations, and Field representatives).
Q) Provide feedback to new product development and design engineering.
R) Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

3. Qualification Requirements

A. Education & Qualification-
• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related engineering degree; or minimum of 12 years equivalent related experience based on education and or experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

B. Work Experience - Technical knowledge-
• 5 years of experience in reliability engineering or related experience.

C. Professional Skills-
• Basic understanding of Mechanical Systems
• Basic understanding of electrical systems
• Knowledge of CAD systems (Pro-Engineer and CATIA) preferred
• Knowledge of Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) is preferred
• Basic knowledge of the following data analysis techniques including:
• Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
• Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
• Design of Experiment (DoE)
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Must have the ability to generate written communication and to operate required office equipment.
• Ability to read and review written communication.
• Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English.

D. Behavioral Skills-
• Critical Thinking
• Adaptability
• Decision Making
• Attention to Detail

E. Desirable Aspects-
• Prior experience with Reliability calculation like FMEA, MTBF, MTBUR, FEA
• Prior experience with reliability testing and Root cause and corrective Action analysis Reliability Block Diagram (RBD) (Preferred)
• Mean Time to Failure Analysis (MTTF) (Preferred)
• Statistical Analysis (Weibull, Binomial, Poisson, etc.) (Preferred)

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Safran Seats USA is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.