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Safran UK Locations
With a presence in the United Kingdom for over 90 years, Safran is the partner of choice in the aerospace and defence sectors.
Thinking about a career with Safran? Explore our UK locations on the map to see where your next opportunity could take you!
Safran, Gloucester





Gloucester is home to multiple Safran companies:
Based in Gloucester, Safran UK operates the UK Shared Service Centre. They are the holding company for some of Safran's UK operating businesses, and provide important services to all Safran's UK businesses - including transactional finance, indirect procurement, HR, tax and international mobility management.
The team run Safran's UK Graduate Scheme, whilst also managing learning and development programs through Safran University.
The OEM site has been at the forefront of landing gear technology for over 85 years, with experience and capability built over 16,000 aircraft.
With over 800 employees at the site, they design, test, manufacture and assemble landing gear, which is used on commercial aircraft including a range of Airbus, Boeing airlines and UK military aircraft such as the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Safran Landing Systems Services - Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
Specialising in Single Aisle products (A320, B737NG), Safran's MRO organisation partner with a range of global customers, working closely with major airlines such as British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air, Iberia, Vueling, Air Canada, Etihad and Qatar.
Their onsite teams carry out necessary overhaul activity of aircraft gears, which are removed every 10 years or 20,000 landings in order to be disassembled, inspected and repaired for reassembly and test.
Safran Engineering Services provide added-value engineering support and expertise to the aerospace and ground transport industries, where electrification is a major stake.
Working in domains including electrical systems, aerostructures, systems engineering, they oversee the Electrical Systems definition, and support customers with functional design, digital mock up design, harness design and flattening, and more.
Safran Seats - Cwmbran, Newport & Brackley
Safran Seats is a world leader in aircraft passenger and crew seats, with over one million seats currently in service worldwide.
In the UK, Safran Seats specialises in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.
Safran Seats are unique as they work with airframers such as Boeing and Airbus, and directly with airline customers, offering end-to-end solutions for clients.
Who they're looking for?
Safran Seats typically hire people for engineering and production roles to join their local team.
This includes key roles in mechanical and electrical design, engineering projects, systems engineering, stress engineering and manufacturing engineering.
They also hire people to support functions including HR, IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics and Aftermarket support.
Safran Helicopter Engines, Fareham





Supporting both Civil and Military markets, Safran's Helicopter Engines team in Fareham are the European Maintenance Centre Hub (EMCH) for the Safran Helicopter Engines group.
Some of the key work delivered here includes Level 1-3 maintenance and repairs on Arriel, Arrius, Makila and RTM322 engines, either onsite or at customer facilities.
Safran's experienced team of technical and support professionals deliver high quality results in the Manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul of complex products such as air starters, air producers, auxiliary power units and oil pumps.
Who they're looking for?
The Fareham team regularly hire people for a range of Engineering, Warehouse, New Production & Customer Support positions.
Safran Nacelles, Burnley
Safran Nacelles are a world leader for aircraft nacelles. The Burnley site plays a leading role in manufacturing Nacelles across the market, from regional jets and corporate aircraft to the largest airliners.
The site manages a wide variety of programmes, with colleagues getting involved in engineering and manufacturing components for their three main specialism areas - Composites, Sheet Metal and Assemblies.
The major airline programmes for the Burnley site are the Airbus A330neo, Honeywell Htf7000 and Comac C919 with a number of smaller programmes too.
Who they're looking for?
The Burnley team regularly hire people for a range of Engineering roles to join their local team.
This includes key roles such as CAM Project Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Tooling Engineers.
Explore More Safran UK Sites

Safran Electrical & Power, Pitstone
Safran Electrical & Power specialise in the design, development, manufacture and on-going support of Electrical Generation equipment for aerospace applications.
Safran's equipment is used across fixed wing Aircraft and Helicopters, with a range of high profile customers including Airbus and Boeing.

Safran Aerosystems Services, Braintree
Safran Aerosystems Services facility is a major Maintenance Repair and Overhaul centre for a wide range of airline products, including evacuation slides, water and waste management systems, oxygen systems and more.
Their customer portfolio includes all major airline operators in the UK, as well as airlines across Europe and the Middle-East.

Safran Electrical Components, Slough
Safran Electrical Components oversee a wide range of electrical design and manufacture work.
The teams produce components, connector adaptors, backshells, transitions and more, providing electromagnetic, lightning strike and physical protection for writing systems for demanding environments.
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