Business Development Manager

Put simply, we set the standards by which everything is measured. In doing so, the National Physical Laboratory is directly helping innovators and industrialists to make ground breaking discoveries, adopt novel technologies and scale up manufacturing processes for economic impact, productivity and national prosperity.

DEFENCE & SECURITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

If you've spent time working in or around the defence supply chains in  advanced manufacturing, engineering, materials, industrialisation or applied R&D, this role gives you the opportunity to help shape the UK's future defence and security capability.

At NPL, we're helping government, primes, SMEs and technology innovators solve some of the UK's most important challenges. From advanced materials and autonomous systems to resilient supply chains, manufacturing scale-up and digital assurance, we help bridge the gap between innovation and operational capability.

As our Defence & Security Business Development Manager, you'll help bring together the defence community and the UK's world-class science, engineering and manufacturing ecosystem.

You'll work with organisations developing the technologies, materials and industrial capabilities that will underpin future defence and national security outcomes.

• Accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies into defence applications
• Connect defence needs with advanced manufacturing and industrial capability
• Translate cutting-edge R&D into deployable solutions
• Improve confidence, assurance and performance through measurement science and standards
• Support the development of resilient UK supply chains and sovereign capability
• Help innovative organisations move from concept to operational impact

What you'll be doing:

• Building relationships across government, defence, industry and research organisations
• Understanding emerging defence challenges and identifying where NPL can create impact
• Connecting defence users with technology developers, manufacturers and innovators
• Scoping collaborative R&D programmes, innovation projects and capability-building initiatives
• Representing NPL at defence, security and advanced manufacturing events and forums
• Supporting the development of new propositions aligned with UK defence priorities

Why this role is different:

This is not a traditional sales role.

Success comes from understanding both the challenges facing defence organisations and the realities of developing, industrialising and deploying technology at scale.

You'll be working at the intersection of:

• Defence and national security
• Advanced manufacturing and industrial capability
• Science, technology and innovation
• Assurance, standards and measurement
• Government, academia and industry collaboration