Experimentation Project Officer – Defence Innovation

European Defense Agency; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 106 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

European Defence Agency seeks a Project Officer for Experimentation within the Research, Technology and Innovation Directorate (RTI) in Brussels. The role focuses on planning and executing innovative defence experimentation activities to support Member States’ operational needs and capability priorities.

You will coordinate trials, develop documentation, and collaborate with industry, Member States and technical experts.

Qualifications

• University degree (or equivalent) in a field relevant to the duties.
• At least six (6) years of professional experience relevant to the duties of the post.
• Proven track record in supporting defence capability development or procurement activities through experimentation, test and evaluation, demonstrations and operational trials.

Responsabilités

• Support the preparation, coordination and implementation of EDA experimentation activities aimed at assessing innovative solutions against Member States’ operational needs and capability priorities.
• Plan and deliver challenge-driven trials, including digital experimentation, modelling and simulation activities, field experimentation, demonstrations and operational experimentation campaigns.
• Develop experimentation plans, objectives, scenarios, data collection approaches and evidence requirements, ensuring traceability to challenges and assessment outputs.
• Prepare technical and operational documentation for experimentation activities, including trial plans, guidance, evidence templates and risk registers.
• Coordinate participating companies, Member State representatives, technical experts, operational users and contractors in experimentation activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of EDA experimentation methodologies, playbooks, templates and approaches.

Description du poste

European Defence Agency seeks a Project Officer for Experimentation within the Research, Technology and Innovation Directorate (RTI) in Brussels. The role focuses on planning and executing innovative defence experimentation activities to support Member States’ operational needs and capability priorities.

You will coordinate trials, develop documentation, and collaborate with industry, Member States and technical experts.