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Inmarsat has been at the forefront of global mobile satellite communications for over forty years, and is the market leading provider of voice and high-speed data communications for users on land, at sea and in the air through its constellation of 15 geostationary satellites. Inmarsat is a privately owned company with a profitable track record and significant growth aspirations. This is represented by more than 55 nationalities in the workforce, reflecting the global and dynamic nature of the business. With an investment of over $3 billion in its latest network infrastructure, Inmarsat is at the forefront of global mobile communications innovation.

Government

Inmarsat’s Government business unit delivers against the requirements for voice, data and video services with demand for global availability and utmost reliability. Whether a military commander on operations, a government official responding to a local emergency or a head of state conducting international affairs, Inmarsat provides them with essential access to voice and broadband data, where and when they need it.

Primary role purpose:

The satellite industry is facing severe disruption over the coming years as new entrants and technological advances fundamentally transform the market. As a result, the competitive challenges for the traditional satellite players are increasing at an unprecedented level. Faced with this new reality, achieving growth in our traditional markets will become ever more challenging.

Against this backdrop the Strategy and Growth Programmes team leads the charge for Global Government (G2) in developing and executing strategies and plans that keep Inmarsat competitive in our markets today and into the future. One such initiative is the Chorus programme through which G2 seeks to expand their satellite communications business in the global aeronautical market segment. We are looking to provide a scalable and flexible beyond line-of-sight communication solution, for regional operations, to disseminate mission system data in real time from the airborne platforms to key end-users. The programme is expected to deliver a compelling platform-based solution for this segment backed by a comprehensive go-to-market and capture strategy.

The Government Aero Innovation Manager will be responsible for planning and delivering the capabilities under Chorus programmes, as well as the wider government aeronautical capability roadmap as needed.

To this end, the role holder will be focused on 3 areas:

• Capability Development - The role will guide and coordinate the terminal capability developments for the Chorus programme, and the wider government aeronautical market to meet customer requirements and create unique competitive advantage in support of G2’s strategy and growth programmes.
• Innovation - The role will contribute to G2’s technology evaluation and roadmap planning, engage in the collaboration between G2, USG and CTO, coordinating requirements for development of new government aeronautical capabilities; and externally interface with the wider industry to explore the technological applications to G2.
• Subject Matter Expertise - The role will act as SME for the Chorus product set as well as the wider G2 aeronautical product work across functions to i) contribute to the documentation of business case, ii) develop product/service description documents and iii) assist with compelling storytelling and market facing collaterals.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the execution of terminal capability developments under the Chorus programme and the wider government aeronautical market as needed, up to product launch
• Engage in the analysis of G2 market and strategy, assist in the identification of competitive advantages G2 can leverage from a technological perspective for the government aeronautical market
• Support the definition of the government aero product strategy & roadmap and contribute to the evaluation and feasibility assessment of growth programmes such as Chorus
• Document the technical proposition and write technical product requirements to support the development activities (e.g., management briefs, RFI, RFPs, etc.)
• Contribute to the business case developments to secure investments for expanding the Chorus portfolio and the wider government aeronautical capability set, as needed
• Work across internal functions and third parties to assess, establish and manage partnerships for launching the Chorus product set and other government aeronautical capabilities, as needed.
• Manage the development of product/service description documents in fine and explicit details.
• Work across functions with the go to market, sales, commercial and market development teams to ensure training materials and compelling storytelling and market facing collaterals can be effectively produced.
• Work with other business units to coordinate the product requirements for delivering the Chorus product set and the wider government aeronautical capability set
• Work with CTO to facilitate knowledge sharing on Inmarsat's networks and capabilities, for enhancing the Chorus capability set as well as the wider government aeronautical portfolio
• Work with key OEMs and other third-party organisation to understand and document key developments in the market.
• Any other tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be required.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in aeronautical product development or system integration
• Excellent technical writing skills.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and coordinate activities across functions
• Collaborative mind-set and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to remain positive in high pressure and stressful situations
• Critical thinking, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Flexible / resourceful approach, independent problem solver
• Strong presentation and written communication skills
• Good computer skills in MS Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline, master’s degree or above preferred.

Desired Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience working with and delivering services and projects related to satellite terminals or other remote communication systems is highly regarded.
• Business to government industry experience is desired.
• Related commercial experience is bonus.

You must be eligible to work in this location advertised.

Our culture and ways of working

Our values define Inmarsat’s culture and represent what we believe in. Inmarsat employees aspire to behaviours that support our values, which create a stronger working environment and lie at the heart of our continued success as an organisation.

• Customer – we provide a unique value to our customers
• Accountability – we take ownership, we deliver results, and we keep our promises
• Respect – we collaborate, we embrace and celebrate diversity and we value difference
• Excellence – we create bold solutions for our customers and put quality at the heart of everything we do

We also value and encourage a healthy work-life balance, so we offer flexible working wherever possible. Depending on the operational requirements of your job and your team, we can offer compressed hours (nine-day fortnight), hybrid office-remote working, and flexibility during your working day to take care of personal commitments.

Diversity

At Inmarsat we want the best people for the job, and we warmly welcome applications from you if you’re suitably qualified and eligible, regardless of your sex, gender, age, race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, gender identity, neurodiverse qualities, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, or maternity status.

Inmarsat is signed up to the Halo Hair Code, which aims to protect employees who come to work with natural hair and protective hairstyles associated with their racial, ethnic, and cultural identities.

To give you the best experience possible during your application process and interview, we can make adjustments. For example, if you’re visually impaired we’ll happily meet you locally and help you find your way to our office, or if you have neurodiverse qualities, we can provide you with additional support to help you prepare for your interview. Please let our Resourcing Team know if there are any ways in which we can support you.