Technologist

**Technologist - Aerospace Technology Institute**

**Job Type**: Permanent

Location: Cranfield / Hybrid Working

**Salary**: Competitive

**Aerospace Technology Institute**

The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) is an independent company established as a collaboration between Government and Industry to set the UK’s aerospace technology strategy and fund a wide variety of transformative research and technology projects, securing the UK’s global leadership in aerospace technology.

The ATI’s objective is to enable aviation to reduce its environmental impact through providing thought leadership on all aspects on the future of flight and through funding research projects that secure jobs, maintain skills, and deliver economic benefits across the UK.

The UK government announced continued support for the Institute to 2031, with R&D funding of £975m. This will be matched by industry, generating funding of circa £2bn for UK aerospace R&D, building on the £3.2bn invested to date.

In 2022 the ATI launched its latest technology strategy, _Destination Zero_, which sets the path towards achieving net zero carbon emissions for commercial aircraft by 2050 and positioning the UK as a leader in sustainable design, manufacture, assembly and operations.

Setting out the priorities for investment, Destination Zero provides guidance and roadmaps for technological developments required across three technology areas of focus: zero-carbon emission aircraft technologies, ultra-efficient aircraft technologies, and cross-cutting enabling technologies and infrastructure.

A key focus for the ATI is the development of opportunities that take forward the recommendations from its FlyZero project, an intensive independent research study investigating zero-carbon emission commercial flight.

Having been established 10 years, the ATI continues evolving with ambitious plans to deliver on its mission of transforming aerospace through technology and innovation. The UK aerospace sector is going through a major change cycle to meet its sustainability responsibilities, which entails substantial technology investment and development.

**The Role**

This role is part of the Technology Team which is core to the ATI activities. The Technology Team develop an ambitious technology strategy for the aerospace sector, execute the strategy through the stimulation and assessment of a portfolio of funded projects, challenge and enhance the sector through thought leadership, and work to enhance ATI capability and influence that ultimately adds value for the UK economy and sector.
- **Responsibilities will include**:_
- Developing aligned technology roadmaps to provide the critical content of the UK aerospace technology strategy, and ensure the technology developments are aligned with products, manufacturing and market opportunities.
- Building ATI technical capabilities in analysis of aircraft technology
- Developing our external networks with industry OEMs and their supply chains, SME technology providers, research organisations and academia
- Understanding the challenges, priorities, and technology solutions from industry
- Encouraging creation of consortia that with joint external funding will deliver the research and technology programmes of the Technology Strategy for UK plc
- Reviewing and providing feedback on technology project proposals
- Supporting government on review and development of aerospace sector opportunities
- Delivering and facilitating some of our mission-critical workshops
- Working in collaboration with other ATI teams to deliver key objectives

This is an opportunity to join an organisation that is leading the strategic direction of the UK aerospace sector and deliver a tangible impact for UK Industry, with a unique level of exposure to the full spectrum of innovation and technological development in the UK aerospace industry.

**Required skills, competencies and behaviours**
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Mathematics or Physical Sciences ideally with experience working in a professional Aerospace role
- Capable of strategic and independent thinking with supervision.
- May have led research and technology programmes in industry or in academia with industry partners.
- May demonstrate a working knowledge of UK or EU government funding for research & technology programmes.
- Preferably used to working in collaborative technology programmes with multiple partners.
- Appreciation of technology roadmapping

**Personal Qualities**
- Team working and organisational skills.
- Confident to engage networks across multiple, diverse stakeholders, including engaging with entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives, and government officials with supervision.
- Self-starter with energy and drive to deliver high performance and integrity in work.
- Diplomatic and good at influencing, with supervision.
- Open-minded and forward thinking to drive progress in innovation and technology.
- Positive, can-do attitude in the face of cha