Associate Noise and Vibration Engineer

Package: £43200 - £48000. (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Associate Noise and Vibration Engineer at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As an Associate Noise & Vibration Engineer, you'll play an important role in helping to protect the health, safety and performance of military personnel operating in demanding environments. Working as part of QinetiQ's Human Performance Noise & Vibration Team, you'll support the assessment of how noise and vibration impact people, providing the evidence needed to improve safety, comfort and operational effectiveness.

Day-to-day, you'll support and deliver a variety of laboratory and field-based trials, collecting and analysing acoustic and vibration data using specialist equipment and software.

You'll help assess noise exposure, hand-arm vibration and whole-body vibration, while contributing to investigations into their effects on communication, fatigue, comfort and human performance.

The role also involves preparing and maintaining testing equipment, supporting vehicle and aircraft trials, analysing test results, and producing technical reports and customer deliverables.

Working alongside experienced engineers and scientists, you'll gain hands‑on experience across a range of Defence projects, including the evaluation of hearing protection systems, communication technologies and vibration mitigation solutions.

• Supporting the planning and delivery of noise and vibration trials in laboratory and field environments
• Collecting, processing and analysing acoustic and vibration data using specialist equipment and software
• Assessing the impact of noise and vibration on human performance, comfort, fatigue and communication
• Preparing, calibrating and maintaining acoustic and vibration measurement equipment
• Contributing to technical reports, presentations and customer deliverables
• Supporting the evaluation of hearing protection systems, communication equipment and vibration mitigation technologies

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to interpret complex technical data
• Experience using data analysis tools such as MATLAB or similar software
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly through reports and presentations
• Understanding of engineering, physics, acoustics or vibration principles gained through study or project work
• Experience of laboratory testing, experimental work or engineering research projects
• Willingness to support field trials and undertake occasional UK travel

• Bachelor's degree in Acoustics or a related discipline
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM discipline such as Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Engineering or a closely related subject

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

• Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state‑of‑the‑art facility, with high‑energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time…