Principal Engineer: Defence & Emerging Opportunities (Flexible)

Warwick

Coventry

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

9 hours ago

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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.