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Safran Lead Testing Engineer - Mechanical M/F in Kundalahalli, India
Lead Testing Engineer - Mechanical M/F
Vacancy details
General information
Entity
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 Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.
Reference
2026-171186
Position description
Domain
Research, design and development
Job field / Job profile
Testing - Planning and execution of tests
Job title
Lead Testing Engineer - Mechanical M/F
Employment type
Permanent
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
Description of the Job
In this role, the Lead Engineer (Mechanical / Hydraulic Testing) will actively participate in NPI (New Product Introduction), technology and value engineering programs of Safran Electronics & Defense business unit by assessing test requirements, authoring test procedures and test reports, performing qualification testing, analyzing / interpreting test data and investigating test failures. The associate engineer will support various Actuation Systems product lines including Power Door Opening System (PDOS), Thrust Reverser Actuation Systems (TRAS) and Highlift Flap and Slat Actuation systems.
- Lead Testing Engineering Responsibilities and Technical Skillset
• Understand the requirements and generate test procedures.
• Plan for test set-up based on the available test equipment resources and plan for procurement as required to complete the test set-up.
• Provide requirements for test fixture development and co-ordinate with cross-functional teams for development and procurement.
• Understand the requirements of mechanical and hydraulic test rigs
• Conduct Mechanical / Hydraulic component qualification testing and document test evidence.
• Knowledge of hydraulic circuits, servo valves etc and its applications
• Knowledge of qualification test standards such as DO-160 and MIL-STD-810, ARP1383
• Understand qualification test requirements and create a qualification test plan, test procedures, test reports and analysis & similarity reports.
• Able to understand and interpret test data.
• Identify and evaluate test facilities to meet test requirements and coordinate with the suppliers.
• Assistance in off-site testing including transportation, assembly and commissioning of all necessary support equipment, and performance of function tests during off-site testing.
• Failure reporting of the tests and working with cross functional teams to analyze the failures.
• Actively participate in a team environment to meet project objectives.
• Ensure 5S in the test lab before and after the test activities.
• Strong application of health and safety compliance and risk assessment
Candidate skills & requirements
o Experience : 6 to 8 years
o Qualification : B.E/B Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent
Position location
Job location
Asia, India
City (-ies)
Kundalahalli, Bangalore
Candidate criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 5 years