Under the supervision of the Head of the Critical Enablers Unit, the Project Officer Test & Evaluation Coordination will provide senior expertise in the development, implementation and coordination of European Defence Test & Evaluation action lines of the DTEB Strategy into integrated approaches with European Defence Standardisation within the European Defence Agency (EDA).

The role holds strategic and integrative responsibility for European T&E and Defence Standardisation, ensuring coherence across EDA activities, alignment with EU level initiatives, and effective engagement with institutional, international and industrial stakeholders. The jobholder provides senior expertise to the T&E team and ensures coordination with the Standardisation team as well as consistency between policy objectives, governance mechanisms, implementation activities and related fora.

All activities are carried out in line with EDA priorities and under the overall responsibility of the Head of Unit.

1) In the scope of Strategic Lines in European Defence T&E:

  • lead the implementation of the DTEB Strategy into measurable implementation roadmaps;

  • provide strategic orientation, expert advice and senior input to the Head of Unit on T&E related matters;

  • monitor and analyse European T&E activities and requirements, identifying strategic trends, gaps and opportunities;

  • coordinate DTEB collaboration with EU Institutions, international organisations, industry, and other stakeholders in the Test & Evaluation domain, thereby fostering a robust and interconnected ecosystem;

  • contribute to the implementation and coordination of Test & Evaluation initiatives addressing emerging and disruptive technologies, including the EU Platform for Autonomous Systems (EUPAS) and the Civil Test and Evaluation Base (CTEB);

  • facilitate the development and harmonisation of the Endorsement of Test Houses (ETH) in ammunition and promote and support mutual recognition principles and interoperability objectives;

  • ensure coherence between DTEB and ENNSA activities and broader EU defence initiatives such as BraveTech EU and JAQ (Joint Ammunition Qualification) Programme;

  • foster an integrated approach to T&E services across EDA activities and stakeholder communities.

2) In the scope of Governance, Coordination and Representation:

  • provide senior support to and ensure effective functioning of the European Defence Test and Evaluation Base (DTEB);

  • provide the necessary T&E inputs to EDA-chaired European Defence Standardization Committee (EDSC) and ensure systematic follow‑up of outcomes and opportunities.

3) In the scope of Standardisation:

  • ensure coherence between standardisation activities and T&E capabilities, supporting and pursuing interoperability objectives and critical enablers;

  • create synergies between T&E, standardisation and certification as critical enablers of cooperative capability development and advise on deriving actions in view of ensuring interoperability;

  • coordinate the development of harmonised ammunition qualification and certification approaches;

  • oversee and support the implementation of the Project Standardisation Management Plans (PSMPs) in the T&E domain;

  • ensure effective management and exploitation of resulting standardisation outcomes.

4) Team Coordination and Knowledge Leadership:

  • act as reference point within the T&E team, sharing expertise and experience to foster coherence, quality and continuity of work;

  • promote effective collaboration within the team in accordance with defined objectives;

  • ensure consistency between senior level engagement, governance decisions and operational implementation by the team.

The jobholder may take on additional tasks as required in the interest of the service.

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