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Principal Engineer - Defence and Emerging Opportunities

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Location: Coventry, GB, CV4 7AL

Fixed Term End Date: 31st March 2028

Hours: Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Closing Date: Tuesday 3 November 2026, 11:59pm            

About the Role
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 the Athena SWAN Silver Award and the Institutional Silver Award.

Find out more about the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre.

How to Apply

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by 11.59pm by the closing date stated. 

We will review applications throughout the advertising period and may contact shortlisted candidates before the closing date. We therefore encourage interested applicants to submit their application as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history. 

Your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying for the role as well as detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria. 

The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed. 

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 click here.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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