Graduate Applied Acoustic Physicist

Package: £36,225 - £40,250 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role : SF20717

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 a Graduate Applied Acoustic Physicist at our Haslar site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Graduate Applied Acoustic Physicist, you will be contributing your technical skills to major maritime platform designs by helping to ensure they are acoustically stealthy.

Day-to-day, you'll work as part of close-knit team who in turn work as part of a larger team of teams delivering complex technical multi-disciplinary work that supports major maritime projects. The work will involve the design and conduct of trials and measurements in unique experimental and manufacturing facilities and numerical modelling using dedicated high-performance computing facilities.

• Conducting aspects of practical experiments, measurements and data analysis
• Conducting aspects of numerical modelling and theoretical tasks
• Contributing to the design of test items and experimental procedures
• Writing contributions for technical reports on work you have conducted
• Delivery of your work, presenting elements to customers and stakeholders
• Commitment to your own development and corporate policies, notably health & safety and security

• Experimental aptitude and skills relevant to acoustics, noise, vibration and flow measurements
• Awareness of marine propulsion and/or turbo-machinery design / technology
• Numerical computing skills, e.g. MATLAB, python, COMSOL, CFD, FEA
• Practical engineering skills aligned with design and manufacture
• Project management and delivery skills
• Working as a multidisciplinary team member

• A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant STEM subject area, e.g. Acoustics, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or another appropriate applied physical science discipline

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 Haslar site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Our facilities at the Haslar Marine Technology Park are state-of-the-art, including our ocean basin rotating arm, and marine towing tank, offering an unparalleled environment for testing and refining designs. Our marine technology offers our global customers a service to deliver constrained hydrodynamic model tests of surface ships, submarines, offshore structures, and renewable energy devices.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing int One of our recruitment team will contact you.

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