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Siemens Congleton, part of the Digital Industries Automation business, is a flagship manufacturing and technology site for Siemens UK, with a heritage spanning more than 50 years. Today, the site is a globally recognised centre of excellence, producing around 1.5 million electronics power converters each year for customers across international markets. Congleton brings together a unique end-to-end capability spanning technology innovation, product development, manufacturing, certification testing and sustainability, making it a powerful platform for developing and scaling the technologies that will shape the future of electrification, automation and digitalisation.
We are increasingly working with government, industry, universities, research organisations and technology centres to secure external funding that accelerates technology development, strengthens UK industrial capability, supports future products and manufacturing, creates high-value jobs and contributes to UK economic growth and Gross Value Added (GVA). The Innovation Funding Lead will support this activity by identifying relevant funding opportunities, coordinating the development of funding proposals and supporting the successful delivery of funded projects.
The role will help turn technical ideas and business priorities into well-structured funding proposals and collaborative projects. The Role The role will focus on identifying and developing UK funding opportunities that align with Siemens Congleton technology, product and manufacturing priorities. You will monitor the UK funding landscape, identify relevant calls and opportunities, work with technical teams to develop project concepts, coordinate bid preparation and support the administration and delivery of funded projects.
The role combines funding opportunity identification, bid coordination, project administration and stakeholder management, supported by a basic technical understanding of engineering and technology. You will be part of the Technology & Innovation team at Siemens Congleton, working closely with engineers, technology specialists and business stakeholders. The role will also involve collaboration with universities, Catapults, research organisations, government bodies and industrial partners.
The role is based at Congleton, with regular travel to the Power Electronics Innovation Hub in Newport and occasional travel to Siemens headquarters in Germany, universities, research centres and other partner organisations. What you will do Monitor and identify relevant UK government funding opportunities. Maintain a forward-looking funding and opportunity pipeline aligned with Siemens technology and business priorities.
Work with engineers and technology teams to identify suitable project ideas and develop funding concepts Coordinate the preparation of funding applications and consortium bids Develop and maintain bid schedules and deadlines to ensure submissions are delivered on time. Support the development of project plans, business cases, technical narratives and budgets. Engage with potential industry, academic and research partners to support collaborative bids Coordinate project administration, including meeting coordination, actions, reporting, documentation, milestones and governance activities.
Maintain appropriate records of funding opportunities, submissions and awards Support project kick-offs, steering meetings and periodic project reviews. Work with project teams to identify follow-on funding and future collaboration opportunities. Contribute to improving Siemens Congleton's funding processes, templates and governance What we are looking for We are looking for an organised, proactive and commercially minded individual who enjoys finding opportunities, bringing people together and turning ideas into funded projects.
Experience in innovation funding, grant applications, business development, project management or a related area. Knowledge of, or an interest in, the UK public funding and inn