Principal Engineer (101838-0125)

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Mark Swift (Head of SME Programmes) at mark.swift@warwick.ac.uk.

Can you provide technical leadership in technology transfer and help to improve the UK’s long term supply chain competitiveness? Can you lead a team working to support SMEs de-risk and accelerate innovation?

Are you ready to lead a team dedicated to helping SMEs accelerate innovation, strengthening the UK's long-term supply chain competitiveness?

The WMG SME Group has an opportunity for a Principal Engineer to join their dynamic team to lead in delivery of innovation support activities with the mission of “making more in the UK”.

You will provide broad ranging thought leadership for the successful and timely delivery of project impact.  You will have significant industrial experience and be a confident communicator with the ability to confidently analyse and solve complex problems with multiple stakeholders.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

About You  

Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to effectively lead and motivate successful teams, fostering collaboration and managing individuals who are technical experts in other disciplines. They will be proactive and committed to achieving successful outcomes. You will also possess a good honours degree (2.1 or above) or equivalent in an engineering/scientific discipline, and ideally hold a postgraduate qualification, together with a serious appetite to engage in project delivery.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

How to Apply  

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 11.55pm

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.

Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).