Industrial Designer

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.

Safran Seats specializes in designing and producing aircrafts seats of all classes which includes pilot and crew seats, economy and premium-economy, business and first class seats. Airlines all around the world are our direct customer but passengers are the end-users of our products.

Within our field, the Industrial designer is the champion of the passenger experience. Their mission is to deliver new and better aircraft seating solutions by working hand in hand with marketing, sales, engineering and program teams. The designer is at the very origin of any new product development and follows its development all the way to the production line. Their role is to turn market insights into a product, elevating the passenger experience while integrating technical constraints.

Part of the Advanced Concept Team, designers report to the Advanced Concept Manager (Lead Industrial Designer)

Key Responsibilities and Duties :

New concept generation :

• Create new seating solutions based on sales, marketing and engineering inputs
• Participate in internal and external innovation competitions
• Generate innovative LOPA (2D drawings of cabin implementation)
• Analyze, breakdown and evaluate competition products or concepts

Product line development :

Sales campaign support :

Program support :

Patented innovation :

CAD modelling :

Aviation & transportation industry enthusiast :

What We'll Offer

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive :

This role is subject to pre-employment checks, including but not limited to criminal record checks. While having unspent convictions may not necessarily prevent you from being employed, you are required to disclose any unspent convictions during the recruitment process. Only candidates who successfully pass these checks will be considered for employment.

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