MRB Engineer

Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long-range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. Our site in Burnley provides employment for almost 700 people and we are proud to be one of the largest private sector employers in Burnley.

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MRB Engineer - Burnley - Safran Nacelles

About the Role

Safran Nacelles is seeking an experienced MRB Engineer to join our Engineering team in Burnley.

As an MRB Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the airworthiness of aerospace products by analysing, categorising, and dispositioning manufacturing non-conformances. Acting as the technical bridge between Operations, Quality, Design Engineering, and Customers, you will ensure defects are resolved safely, compliantly, and within operational timescales.

This is an excellent opportunity for an aerospace engineer with strong technical judgement, structural knowledge, and problem-solving capability to work at the heart of manufacturing and product integrity.

Key Responsibilities
- Analyse and categorise manufacturing non-conformances.
- Classify non-conformances as Critical, Major, Minor, or Secondary.
- Develop and provide technically substantiated dispositions for non-conforming products.
- Liaise with Design, Quality, Manufacturing, and Customer teams to obtain approvals for major non-conformances.
- Produce and maintain accurate records of non-conformances, repairs, dispositions, and supporting stress reports.
- Support corrective actions to address product and quality system non-conformances.
- Work closely with Operations to ensure MRB cycle time targets are achieved.
- Support the development and approval of repair and rework solutions.
- Ensure all activities comply with Safran procedures and aerospace regulatory requirements.

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you, both in and out of work, including:

• Competitive salary
• 37 hour working week over 4.5 days with a 1pm finish on Friday (role dependent)
• Flexi-time scheme that allows you to take two half days or one full day off per month (role dependent)
• 33 days annual leave [inclusive of bank holidays]
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave
• 10% employer pension contribution
• 5% employee contribution with the option to increase this voluntarily through tax efficient salary exchange
• 4 x life insurance benefit as a member of the pension scheme
• Non-contributory BUPA private medical insurance plan (role dependent)
• Group income protection scheme
• We support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities.

We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don''t meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. We encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

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Essential Requirements
- Engineering Degree
- Minimum 4 years'' experience within aerospace engineering (Desirable)
- Strong understanding of composite and metallic structures and materials.
- Excellent knowledge of stress analysis principles.
- Good understanding of design principles and material selection.
- Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing processes and assembly techniques.
- Strong technical problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage priorities and work effectively under pressure.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently and collaboratively.

What We''re Looking For
-Aerospace engineering background
- Experience assessing manufacturing defects and non-conformances
- Strong structural and materials knowledge
- Sound engineering judgement and decision-making skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, and Production teams