Inzpire - Expression of Interest - Principal Defence Air Engineering Consultant

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Inzpire - Expression of Interest - Principal Defence Air Engineering Consultant

England – multiple (Multiple LI, England, United Kingdom)

Permanent – Full Time

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.

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.

UK‑based hybrid working, with travel to MOD, DE&S, Front Line Command and Defence Industry customer sites as required. Likely locations may include MOD Main Building, Abbey Wood, Dstl sites, RAF stations, Boscombe Down, Farnborough, Warton, Lincoln and other customer or industry locations. Some UK and overseas travel may be required, depending on assignment.

Inzpire is inviting expressions of interest from Principal Defence Air Engineering professionals with the judgement, credibility, and depth of experience to support complex UK and international military air programmes. We are seeking individuals who can operate with authority, independence, and confidence in demanding MOD, DE&S, Front Line Command, Defence Industry, and international customer environments.

The work supports safe, effective, and operationally relevant military air capability across the Defence Air Environment. It may include airworthiness, certification, safety, engineering governance, complex air systems, capability delivery, systems assurance, test and evaluation, MAA/MRP compliance, through‑life support, international programmes, and export activity.

Successful candidates will support Inzpire’s expanding Technical and Strategic Services Operational Business Unit, providing high‑level engineering, airworthiness, certification, safety and capability advice to UK MOD, Defence Industry, and international customers.

Our Air Engineering Team supports complex military air projects and programmes across the Defence Air Environment, including fixed‑wing, rotary‑wing, RPAS/UAS, ISTAR, air mobility, maritime air, training systems, mission systems, and wider military air capability.

• Provide senior Defence Air Engineering, airworthiness, safety, certification, and technical assurance advice.
• Act as a trusted customer‑side adviser, helping customers understand technical risk, engineering trade‑offs, risk appetite, evidence maturity, and decision options.
• Support Type and Continuing Airworthiness activity within MAA/MRP‑regulated environments.
• Develop, review, or assure engineering, safety, certification, requirements, trials, acceptance, or Release to Service artefacts.
• Support in‑service engineering, continuing airworthiness, sustainment, modification, configuration, operational availability, and capability enhancement activity.
• Contribute to capability development, requirements management, systems assurance, operational acceptance, and through‑life support.
• Support export, international, Combat Air or multi‑national programme activity.
• Provide independent technical judgement, constructive challenge, and senior‑level assurance.
• Lead or mentor small teams, assure the quality of technical outputs and help develop Inzpire’s Defence Air Engineering capability.
• Represent Inzpire in senior…