Inzpire - Safety Engineering Manager (Aviation)

 

 

THE COMPANY 

 

 

Inzpire 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.

 

We were recently crowned Employer of the Year at the British Ex-Forces in Business Awards 2023. We have been listed as one of the ‘100 Best Large Companies to Work For’ in the UK and Midlands by Best Companies several times as well as achieving ‘Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation’ and a rating of ‘world-class’ for our employee engagement on a number of occasions.  We are also proud to have been honoured with two Queen’s Awards 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.

 

 

THE ROLE

 

The Inzpire Ltd Mission Systems Team designs, develops and delivers some of the world’s most advanced aviation mission planning, mission management and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) systems from within our office in Lincoln.  As a result of our continued success and business expansion we are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Safety Engineering Manager to join our award-winning team and support the on-going development of our bespoke mission systems.

 

Working directly for Mission Systems (MSN) Head of Technical the main duties of the role will include:

 

• Providing leadership and guidance to members of the MSN Safety Team.
• Supporting the personal development of members of the MSN Safety Team.
• Managing Safety Team resource to ensure effective support is provided to meet product development and project requirements.
• Assuring the quality of MSN safety-related deliverables.
• Maintaining and developing MSN safety process and procedure in concert with MSN Head of Technical.

 

THE PERSON 

 

The successful candidate will:

 

• Have experience in safety-critical systems engineering and management.
• Have excellent communication skills (both oral and written) and be capable of representing Inzpire within high-profile safety forums, including customer forums, where competence and accountability will be expected.
• Have a penchant for detail and a desire to produce high-quality products.
• Be approachable and supportive to all Team members while being assertive and decisive when required.
• Be capable of maintaining the cohesion and engagement of the MSN Safety Team.
• Have a desire to remain current in the field of safety-critical systems engineering and be confident to offer suggestions to improve the MSN Safety Management System.

 

 

Qualifications and Experience

 

Applicants should have:

• A degree in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Safety-Critical Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering or Software Engineering), or;
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience working within a relevant sector (e.g. military air or civil air).

 

 

Skills:

 

• Essential
  • Experience of managing a team, ideally a team of safety-related professionals.
  • Experience of software- and safety-related standards such as: RTCA DO-178C, RTCA DO-200B (ED-76A) and Def Stan 00-056.
  • Experience of demonstrating the functional safety of complex systems.
  • Experience of working with common safety engineering tools and techniques, for example:
    • Developing safety assurance cases using Goal-Structuring Notation (GSN) or Claims-Argument-Evidence (CAE).
    • Carrying out Functional Failure Analysis (FFA); Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)/ Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
  • Experience of system hazard log development and management.
  • Experience of produ