Expression of Interest – Naval Combat Systems Engineer

If you have the required background and are interested in joining a high performing team in supporting the delivery of exceptional award winning products and services to our customers, we would be delighted to hear from you. CVs are ideal but we would also welcome informal Expressions of Interests, giving a brief summary of your relevant experience and your availability. Please click apply and follow the instructions to upload your CV.

The Role

Inzpire’s Maritime Division provides high level training services and technical expertise to global clients. We are identifying potential candidates to join our team supporting several exciting engineering opportunities, working alongside the Royal Navy (RN), MOD and other maritime organisations. 

Please note that this is an expression of interest at this stage, and that a formal job vacancy is commercial contract dependent. Should a formal job vacancy be published, it will trigger the recruitment process and those who have expressed an interest will be contacted first and offered the opportunity to apply.

The Person

In order to fulfil emerging future contracts, Inzpire is looking for expressions of interest from personnel who are experienced in combat systems engineering, within the maritime domain. 

The technical areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Experience in RN Surface Ship or Submarine Combat Systems:
  • Requirements
  • Design
  • Installation
  • Integration
  • Trials
  • Maintenance
  • Management

• Tactical Data Links
• Satellite Communications
• Sensor Systems
• New Build Vessel Experience
• Experience in Safety Management
  • Safety Engineering
  • SEMS
  • Safety Case Management

• Engineering Management
• Project Management

The following attributes are also desirable:

• Excellent organisational and time management skills with a proven ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with attention to detail and the ability to present information, which is compelling, engaging, and unambiguous
• Work proactively, seamlessly, constructively, both independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent IT skills, to include Office 360

Due to the nature of elements of the role, the successful applicant must be a UK National and may be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting which may require criminal record, security service and credit reference checks; qualification will also normally require a minimum UK residency of at least 5 years.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 30 days paid holiday plus 8 days bank holidays per year
• Uncapped leave scheme (upon successful completion of probation period)
• Company provided private medical and dental insurance
• Company Share Incentive Scheme
• Annual profit and performance related pay scheme 
• Generous death in service (£100k)
• Company contributions into a group personal pension scheme
• Business travel insurance 
• Funded role specific training and financial assistance with professional development
• Tax efficient cycle to work and charitable giving schemes
• Tax efficient electric vehicle company car scheme

The Company

We are a highly innovative and rapidly growing defence and technology company that design, develop, and deliver some of the world’s most advanced defence related training, products, and services.

In 2022, we were listed as one of the ‘100 Best Large Companies to Work For’ in the UK and Midlands by Best Companies, for the second year in a row. We also achieved a ‘Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation’ and a rating of ‘world-class’ for our employee engagement, for the eighth year in a row. For seven consecutive years, we were named as a Sunday Times ‘100 Best Small Companies to Work For’ and were crowned the ‘Small Employer of the Year’ at the Heropreneurs Awards in 2019. Plus in 2021, we were honoured with a second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, for our next-generation GECO military mission planning system.

As part of a unique and specialist defence company, our friendly team consists of experienced and highly capable individuals, working together with a mature ‘can do’ work ethic. Our central business functions are located in an easily accessible, bright and modern head office to the west of Lincoln, alongside our mission systems team, while the majority of our operational specialists are embedded alongside our Defence customers.

Equal Opportunities

We genuinely recognise the benefits of a diverse and inclusive working environment.  We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, a supportive signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and a 2019 Gold award winner within the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We are therefore delighted to offer a guaranteed interview scheme to service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners (including those of service leavers) who meet all our advertised requirements.