Principal Engineer - Defence and Emerging Opportunities

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Learning & development

Maternity/paternity leave

Onsite childcare

Flexible working

Job summary

Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) in the UK seeks a Principal Engineer to lead the development and execution of strategic capability plans for Defence and Emerging Opportunities. You will work with the WMG CTO and senior leadership to shape investments that respond to future industrial needs.

Join a world‑class department at the University of Warwick, collaborating across WMG and the High Value Manufacturing Catapult to define plans, elicit ambiguous requirements, and translate them into clear

Qualifications

• Track record in developing strategic capability value cases.
• Ability to elicit ambiguous requirements and distil them clearly.
• Significant experience in high value manufacturing industry, ideally defence.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of strategic capability plans for defence and emerging opportunities.
• Collaborate with WMG CTO and senior leadership to shape plans and strategic investments.
• Define and deliver actions across WMG/High Value Manufacturing Catapult for defence and national security opportunities.

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Principal Engineer - Defence and Emerging Opportunities

Job Title: Principal Engineer - Defence and Emerging Opportunities

Reference: 299

Fixed Term End Date: 31st March 2028

Hours: Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Please note that due to the nature of the activities within this role, we will not be able to consider individuals from any of the listed ITAR restricted countries .

This role with work with the WMG CTO and the WMG senior leadership team to develop and lead the execution and implementation of according plans that respond to the future industrial need. Work across WMG/High Value Manufacturing Catapult to define the plan and strategic investment in emerging emerging Defence and National Security opportunities .

About You

The candidate should have a track record in developing strategic capability value cases and be able to elicit ambiguous requirement and distil and clearly communicate these. They should have significant experience in high value manufacturing industry, ideally related to defence.

About the Department

The Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is the largest department at the University of Warwick, with over 800 staff and nearly 3,000 students across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in management, technology, and applied engineering.

We are globally recognised for our world-class research, innovative industry partnerships, and teaching excellence, and we are proud holders of theAthena SWAN Silver Awardand theInstitutional Silver Award.

• We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information.

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Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.

The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.