201a - Project Officer Maritime

DUTIES

Under the supervision of the Head of Technology Programmes Unit, the jobholder will be responsible for/contribute to the following activities:

• support the moderation of the Capability Technology Group (Captech) Maritime and related expert groups, particularly regarding the operational aspects in R&T project management and execution, and related R&T community activities;
• support and manage R&T programmes and projects including contracting, monitoring and evaluation activities covering technical, financial, security and legal aspects;
• prepare briefing notes and assist in updating information concerning the activities of the assigned R&T projects; 
• contribute to R&T initiatives aimed at defining technology-push or capability-led priorities and roadmaps, Technology Building Blocks (TBBS) and the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA); specially ones involving several CapTechs (cross-CapTech);
• organize RTI expert meetings and workshops and represent the Agency in those meetings as required;
• contribute to Technology Watch and Foresight exercises in the area of responsibility of CapTech Maritime;
• collaborate actively with representatives and experts from the Member States;
• liaise with companies and industry associations involved in military or dual use R&T in the jobholder’s area of responsibility;
• take on additional tasks as required in the interest of the service.

Duties may evolve according to the development of EDA’s structure and activities, and the decisions of EDA management.

SELECTION CRITERIA

IMPORTANT: Confirmation of sponsorship is required at the latest by the deadline for applications and in any case before a decision on a candidate selected for secondment is taken by EDA

A. Essential

Only applications meeting all essential selection criteria will be assessed.

(1) Professional

The candidate will be required to demonstrate that he/she has:

• a university degree (or equivalent academic degree) in a field relevant to the post:  Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Naval Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or in a closely related engineering discipline;
• at least seven (7) years of direct and substantial professional experience in maritime platforms and naval systems, including in-depth experience in one or more of the following areas:

              o ship systems/UUV/USV architectures, 
              o propulsion, automation and mission systems, 
              o autonomous maritime systems, 
              o maritime sensors, communications and command-and-control systems,
              o weapon integration, 
              o naval operations and their integration into multi-domain operations;

• extensive experience in R&T project management, covering all the phases: promotion, definition, competition and evaluation of proposals, running, assessment of the results, fostering of follow-up activities;
• experience in the dissemination and exploitation of defence research project results;
• familiarity with European Research and Technology programmes and funding frameworks;
• a good understanding of EDA’s main tasks and functions relevant to the area of responsibility;
• a very good command of written and spoken English.
   

(2) Personal

All staff must be able to fit into the Agency's way of working (see para. 2). Other attributes important for this post include:

• ability to work in a team and independently in his/her area of responsibility;
• ability to work effectively in a multinational environment;
• reliability and capacity to work under pressure with little supervision;
• good communication and organisational skills;
• strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills;
• results-orientation and strong motivation;
• flexibility and innovativeness;
• genuine commitment to the Agency's objectives.
   

B. Desirable

The following will be considered an advantage:
 

• experience in autonomous systems research/development/testing/operation;
• experience in systems engineering and the integration of complex defence systems;
• hold a (recognised) project management qualification (e.g., Project Management Professional certificate (PMP)).