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Nick V.

Questioner · DISC type c
DE&S Specialist Fellow - Land Domain Autonomy at Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
📍 Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Nick is a Chartered Engineer and DE&S Specialist Fellow focusing on Land Domain Autonomy for the UKs Defence Equipment & Support. An Army Reserve Officer and robotics specialist with an MSc from The University of Salford, he is a key figure in the defence robotics community.

He is passionate about developing the next generation of engineers, having co-founded CHAIN Events, which runs conferences for young engineers across the UK. His leadership extends to his role as Chair of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Young Members Board, showcasing a deep commitment to mentorship.

He has a unique dual career as both a leading civilian expert in defence robotics and a military infrastructure engineer in the Army Reserve.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
DE&S Specialist Fellow - Land Domain Autonomy
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Nick shows up

Not Easily Convinced
Value Seeker
Price-Sensitive

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Nick cares about

Defence Robotics
As a Specialist Fellow in Land Domain Autonomy and a key member of the defence robotics community, he is deeply involved in military robotic systems.
Human-Machine Teaming
He speaks publicly on this topic and advocates for including experts from legal, ethics, and humanities fields in its development.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
DE&S Specialist Fellow - Land Domain Autonomy
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
3-2020
Lead Engineer
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
3-2017 - 11-2017
Infrastructure Engineer
British Army
6-2015
Co-Founder
CHAIN Events
9-2014 - 1-2016
MSc Robotics and Automation
University of Salford
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2016
Master’s Degree
The University of Salford
2009 - 2014
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
The University of Salford
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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