Project Officer Guidance, Navigation and Control

EDA is looking for a Project Officer Guidance, Navigation and Control.

The Project Officer Guidance, Navigation and Control deals with critical defence technology areas such as those covering Navigation (including GNSS), Guidance and Control systems for Weapons and Platforms, Guided Precision Munitions, Inertial and Gravitational devices, Motion Sensors and Environmental Monitoring.

The goal is to gather advice from Member States’ (MS) experts on Guidance, Navigation and Control allowing the identification of technology gaps and common areas of interest for cooperation. This process is conducted in order to launch collaborative R&T projects that fulfil MS needs and support CapTech Guidance, Navigation and Control.

Under the direction of the RTI Director and the Head of the Unit Technology and Innovation, the Project Officer will contribute to the following activities:

• moderate and steer the Capability Technology Group Cyber Guidance, Navigation and Control (CapTech GNC) and related activities of expert groups and electronic fora on the EDA Collaborative Platforms;
   
• in line with Member State orientations, maintain, implement and update the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) on Cyber GNC, synthetizing R&T&I priorities and identifying ways to address them; 
   
• contribute to R&T&I initiatives aimed at defining capability-led priorities and projects in line with the CapTech GNC’s Technology Building Blocks (TBB) roadmaps;
   
• promote, support and manage R&T&I projects including contracting, monitoring and evaluation activities (financial, security or legal);
   
• support the development and implementation of the Overarching Strategic Research Agenda (OSRA);
   
• define and organise RTI experts’ meetings and workshops;
   
• participate and represent the Agency in security and defence-related seminars and workshops, mainly in the areas covered by the CapTech GNC;
   
• contribute to Technology Watch and Foresight exercises the area of responsibility of CapTech GNC;  
   
• prepare briefing notes and assist in updating information concerning the activities of the assigned projects; 
   
• participate and collaborate in projects and studies under the responsibility of the RTI Directorate or with other Directorates of EDA including projects entrusted to EDA for indirect management under the European Defence Fund (EDF);
   
• define and organise expert meetings and workshops;  
   
• contribute to the assessment of assigned projects and draw lessons learnt and propose appropriate follow-on activities;  
   
• collaborate actively with representatives and experts from the Member States; 
   
• liaise with the European Commission and EU Agencies, 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.