Queen's Aerospace Sponsorship Manager

The-engineering-society-of-queen-s-university; Kingston; On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of aerospace technology! As a Sponsorship Manager, you will play a crucial role in expanding our outreach and securing funding for innovative UAV projects. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in business operations, including sponsorship negotiation and marketing strategies. Collaborate with a passionate group of students and contribute to groundbreaking research while developing your professional skills. If you are motivated and eager to make a difference in the aerospace field, we invite you to apply and be part of our exciting journey!

Qualifications

• Experience in proposal creation and sponsorship negotiation.
• Strong skills in sales and professional outreach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sponsorship Sub-team and develop strategies for sponsorship.
• Conduct community outreach to secure donations and sponsorships.

Skills

Proposal Creation

Sales & Professional Outreach

Sponsorship Negotiation

Job description

Please read through the entire description!

The aerospace industry is among the fastest-growing industries worldwide. In 2024, the market size was estimated at 373.6 billion USD and is projected to double by 2034.

At Queen’s Aerospace Design Team (QADT), we are dedicated to pushing boundaries with the development of high performance & autonomous UAVs for national and international competitions in Canada, Europe, and the United States. With the continued growth in industry aerospace applications in recent years, QADT has seen an unparalleled expansion, and our dedicated team of more than 150 undergraduate students has not disappointed.

Last year, the technical team developed 2 brand new UAVs from the ground up to compete at the AEAC 2025 student competition hosted in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Including a fully carbon fiber fixed wing aircraft with a two-axis gimbal to find and map wildfires, as well as a heavy-lift quadcopter designed to pick-up and drop-off water for autonomous fire extinguishing. While in parallel, the QADT research team wrote two research papers for submission to the IMAV conference paper call and the VFS student design competition. Respectively, these papers focused on the application of DBD plasma actuators to reattach airflow separation and a hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft design to maximize loitering time.

This year, we are going even further with new designs and initiatives as we prepare to expand our technical capabilities and compete in not just the AEAC 2026 student competition, but also the AIAA Design, Build, Fly competition hosted in Wichita, KS, while continuing to publish bleeding edge research papers.

QADT offers a unique opportunity for development and growth for students in any discipline, including gaining technical experience in Aeromechanics, Electrical, and Software, and the opportunity to conduct research in a variety of unique fields, as well as the chance to gain experience in business and management. QADT is looking to continue its rapid growth and expansion by taking on like-minded and motivated individuals to not just continue the development of advanced drone technology, but push the boundaries of what student teams are capable of.

We eagerly await your application.

‘Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.’

— Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI flying ace

Moving forward, QADT is focusing on developing team operations and streamlining business processes, which is imperative to the growth of QADT. The main focuses are increasing sponsorship income and improving outreach. QADT aims to continue developing the Business Operations Division, which has three subdivisions: Sponsorship, Marketing, and Finance.

As part of the Executive team, the Sponsorship Manager is responsible for the ongoing search for sponsorship and donations for QADT, including but not limited to Strategy Development and Community Outreach. The Sponsorship Manager will lead the Sponsorship Sub-team and work closely with the Director of Business Operations.

Interested? Check out more details on these teams here: https://qadt.notion.site/Busin...

You can expect to gain skills in the areas of:

• Proposal Creation

• Sales & Professional Outreach

• Sponsorship Negotiation

We do not consider your resume a deciding factor. We weigh it the least compared to your written application and interview.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: May 11th, 2025 (11:59 PM EST)

Interviews will occur online after the deadline. We are happy to provide accommodations for these interviews, so please let us know how we can make the process more accessible for you!

Please email any questions or concerns to aero @engsoc.queensu.ca or text @queensaero on Instagram!

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