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Company : Safran Seats Job field : Mechanics Location : Cwmbran , Wales , United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

# 2026-178017

CMF Designer (Colour, Materials & Finish)
Cwmbran, South Wales
Permanent
Initially on site, Hybrid 3 days on site after c.6months

Skills: Industrial Design, Colour Palettes, Trims, Materials, Finishes, Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhino, Blender, Mood Boards, Prototypes

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:

33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.

Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.

Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work

4 x Life Assurance

Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, income protection.

At Safran, excellence is a journey – and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Advanced Concepts team as a CMF Design at our Safran Seats site in Cmwbran.

Your Role
As a CMF Designer, you will be central to defining the material harmony of our first class and business class aircraft seats, blending colour, finish and material choices while meeting aviation constraints. You'll collaborate closely with Industrial Designers from concept through production, and play a pivotal role at tradeshows and customer presentations. Reporting to the GB Advanced Concept Team Manager, you'll drive trend research, design mood boards, create upholstery designs, produce engaging renderings, and develop our physical and digital material libraries. You'll also maintain strong supplier relationships and support customer workshops.

Key Responsibilities:

• Stay on top of trim and finish trends in aviation and other industries (automobile, furniture, hospitality).
• Design and execute trend, mood and inspiration boards.
• Work alongside Industrial Designers to the right materials to each seat, balancing functionality and aesthetics.
• Prepare application documents for show seats and sales bids.
• Ensure guidelines are applied to prototypes and production lines.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to validate design feasibility.
• Create innovative upholstery designs, modelling seat cushions to reflect trim choices.
• Generate high-quality renderings to test and validate design options.
• Develop, maintain, and deploy digital and sample material libraries.
• Lead customer-facing workshops within the CMF library.
• Cultivate supplier relationships to feed the material library.

What You'll Bring

• Qualifications in CMF Design or Industrial Design (Essential)
• Relevant experience in commercial CMF (Essential)
• Strong feel for colours and finishes (Essential)
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop) (Essential)
• Experience with MS Office Suite (PowerPoint) (Desired)
• 3D Rendering (Blender) (Desired)
• 3D soft modelling (Rhino 7 / Sub D) (Nice to have)
• Sketching, prototyping, understanding manufacturing processes and materials (Nice to have)

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.
We also know that some candidates may be put off ing for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to 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 application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

Here, we craft excellence together.

If you're ready to take your career to new heights and be part of a company that's crafting the future of flight, today.

Why Safran?

• A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 Colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.
• Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.
• Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place. Your ambitions can take us further.
• Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities. If you have big dreams, we'll support you to make them a reality.