Principal Engineer Defence & Emerging Opportunities

University of Warwick; Coventry; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University of Warwick's WMG is developing a National Security and Dual Use capability strategy for emerging markets, especially defence and national security, aligned with national and industrial needs. The role provides technical leadership to Business Development to execute this strategy and drive delivery.

You will support engagement with industrial players to enable successful bids and build future pipelines, working with HVMC centres and universities to deliver optimal industry solutions.

Responsabilidades

• Develop WMG as a key player in defence and adjacent emerging market sectors (dual use)
• Collaborate with HVMC centres and universities to deliver partnerships and solutions
• Represent WMG's technical capabilities and HVMC activity on national bodies
• Lead industrial technical sector engagement for WMG and identify key industrial targets for future work
• Support Business Development in building an industrial network through enduring strategic relationships
• Contribute technical credibility and assist in creating cross-WMG capability proposals

Descripción del empleo

Develop, with the WMG leadership team, a 'National Security and Dual Use' capability strategy for the emerging markets for WMG, especially defence, and national security that responds to the current and future national and industrial need. Provide technical leadership and support to Business Development in developing and executing the national security engagement strategy in WMG including the implementation and continued drive to delivery. Support the business development team to engage appropriate industrial companies to enable WMG to successfully bid and win a future pipeline of activities.

Activities will include:

• Develop WMG as a key player in the defence and adjacent emerging market sectors (considering dual use opportunities)
• Working with other HVMC centres and Universities to develop collaborations and partnerships to deliver optimal solutions to industry and national bodies
• Representing WMG’s technical capabilities, and HVMC activity, on national bodies, interactions as related to the emerging sectors
• Act as an industrially focused technical sector lead for WMG, identify and initiate contact with key industrial targets for future activities in defence and associated dual use applications
• Support Business Development in building an industrial network through initiating trusted enduring strategic relationships with key industrial organisations,
• Contribute technical credibility and insight and where needed support the creation of proposals that span across WMG capability groups