Company overview
The Aerospace Technology Institute sits at the centre of UK aerospace research and technology. It is responsible for the UK’s Aerospace Technology Strategy and development of a national R&T investment presently worth over £4 billion through to 2031. It is a truly game-changing initiative, whose objective is to reduce aviation’s 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 importance of aerospace to the UK cannot be overstated. The UK is Europe’s number one aerospace manufacturer, second globally only to the United States. The industry is a major driver of economic prosperity through leading edge technology, high-wage jobs and high-value exports. The industry is resilient and growing at over 4.5% each year. These reasons are the basis for government investment and a coordinated effort to position the UK for success.
A small and young company charged with a big responsibility, the ATI encourages free thinking and innovation. We need individuals with drive, passion, ability to adapt and work flexibly, and who share our ambitions for the sector and UK. Our team is collaborative, open, respectful, positive and supportive.
Mission statement
Transforming aerospace through technology and innovation.
Diversity & inclusion
We are experts in our field, trusted to be impartial in our activities, and present a fair and independent view. We are passionate about innovation and technology and understand the rewards of bringing together a diverse and forward-thinking team to explore, enhance and shape our aerospace agenda. We are committed to equality in everything we do. We are proud to lead by example, demonstrating independent leadership and collaborating for success in all aspects of our work.
The opportunity
Position Title: Technology and Strategy Analyst
Job Type: Fixed-Term Contract (to end March 2025) or open to secondment opportunities
Location: London (hybrid working)
Travel: As required
Reporting to: Technical Lead & Head of Commercial & Strategy – HCN
The Hydrogen Capability Network programme
The Technical Lead will join the ATI’s Hydrogen Capability Network (HCN) team, which is at the heart of the ATI’s efforts to decarbonise flight. Phase 1 of the HCN is a 12-month project which runs from April 2024 to March 2025. Phase 1 follows a successful Phase 0 project and will continue to develop the objectives of the HCN and will focus on the following objectives:
- Developing a long-term strategy and business case for the future of the HCN, including future operating and funding models.
- Mobilisation and delivery of a two-year capital infrastructure programme to develop a medium scale liquid hydrogen test hub.
- Mobilisation and delivery of a four-year strategic research programme on Cryogenic Hydrogen Materials Testing Standards (CHyMES) for future aircraft design.
- Securing funding and delivery of a skills pilots for liquid hydrogen in aerospace. To lead to a future skills strategy and programme.
- Developing a strategy for enabling the next 10 years of liquid hydrogen test and demonstration to make future hydrogen aircraft a reality.
- Working in collaboration with industry and academia to scope strategic research projects and a challenge led approach to future research.
- Engagement and collaboration across the entire aerospace sector on this emerging capability to gain insights, gather requirements and disseminate knowledge and develop strategic partnerships.
Phase 1 of the programme will run from April 2024 to March 2025, during which the HCN will submit a proposal into government to secure long-term funding for the sector for LH2.
The key outputs from Phase 1 include:
- Development of a business Case for subsequent phases of the HCN
- Developing a strategy for next phase of test infrastructure
- The design of a LH2 research programme
- The design of a sector skills programme
- Securing LH2 supply for test hubs and materials test programme
- Continued sector engagement and collaboration
The role
The Technology and Strategy Analyst will report to the HCN Technical Lead and the Head of Strategy & Commercial to support the delivery of the Phase 1 objectives listed above.
This role will involve developing an understanding of the liquid hydrogen aerospace sector landscape to create thought leadership publications and develop the HCN’s strategy. This will involve significant external engagement interfacing with a wide range of organisations including research organisations, product developers, and regulators/ governments. The role will involve undertaking strategic research and analysing information from a variety of different sources. This is a key role to ensure the HCN is strongly positioned externally as leaders in the field.
This will be carried out through the following objectives:
- Developing awareness of the key organisations and advances in field of liquid hydrogen aerospace. Understanding the international landscape, covering commercial and governmental strategy alongside technological developments across both academia and industry.
- Shaping the external comms around technology and strategy based the key findings from the HCN’s mapping and research activities, to position the HCN as thought leaders in this area.
Responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing the current LH2 aviation landscape and staying at the cutting edge in the areas below through literature reviews, attendance at events and communicating with the network.
- Commercial strategy & industrial activity.
- Governmental policy.
- Academic literature.
- Keeping up to date with relevant events internationally.
- Drafting thought leadership publications across both short form blog posts and long form reports aimed at a variety of audiences.
- Creating and maintaining a database of key research groups, companies, and events relevant to the HCN’s objectives.
- Overseeing development of content for HCN’s website, external portal, publications, and reports.
- Using knowledge acquired to steer other HCN activities.
- Supporting the technical lead with representation in Global cryogenics including; International engagement across research, international visits, conferences.
The candidate
The candidate will be passionate about the decarbonisation of flight and driving change within the aerospace sector. They will have a background in research and communications in a technical sector.
Background and experience
- Higher education qualifications in a relevant discipline are preferable.
- Experience working in a technical field – the aerospace sector is preferred, in particular any experience around liquid hydrogen aerospace technology.
- Experience of reviewing technical/scientific research across academic literature and industrial press releases.
- Experience producing landscaping/ summary documents and roadmaps.
- Experience in developing communications across both short form blog posts and long form reports aimed a variety of audiences.
Skills and knowledge
- Strong research skills – able to collate and summarise technical information.
- Able to source information, synthesise inputs and perform impactful analysis.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholder across the academic and industrial communities.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
As an individual
- Self-starter with great energy and drive to deliver, ability to organise own workload and competing priorities
- Strong communicator who comes across with conviction and credibility
- Strong analytical mindset
- Natural collaborator with strong work ethic and team spirit with the ability to take the leadership, strategic and implementation aspects of the role in his/her stride
- Comfortable working in ambiguous situations, energetic and flexible to pick up and lead work in areas on the periphery of their core responsibilities to “get the job done”
ATI benefits
- Competitive salary
- Attractive pension scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Life Assurance
- Professional development training
- Paid membership to one professional body per year
- Hybrid working, including core hours
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional Christmas leave
- Company Maternity & Paternity Pay
- 30 days Company Sick Pay
Assignment process and timeline
Short-listed applicants will go through a two-stage interview process with the ATI.
Applications should be made by submitting a CV and covering letter by 1st May 2024. Please submit your application on our recruitment partner’s site here.