Job description for Noise and Vibration Engineer

Are you ready to make a real impact in Defence? We’re looking for a dynamic Noise and Vibration Specialist to join as an SME to support the specialist pillar of the Safety, Specialists and Assurance (SSA) team within the Directorate of Engineering and Safety. This is your chance to work across a diverse range of cutting-edge platforms, shaping projects that are critical to national security. You’ll play a key role in ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, acting as an authority for the Second Line of Defence (2LOD) and supporting the waiver process for noise and vibration. With opportunities to attend trials and collaborate with strategic partners, you’ll provide expert technical advice and help manage unique challenges, such as exemption cases. If you’re passionate about noise and vibration, have a strong grasp of legal and policy frameworks, and thrive in this type of role, this is the opportunity for you! We champion flexible ways of working.

We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 60% of your working week) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

What you’ll be doing

• Technical Data – Authorise technical data input and changes to support the management and maturity of engineering documentation, focusing on successful technical outcomes.
• Legislation/Policy – Working in a highly regulated area, educate others with relevant legislation, regulation, policy, processes, and standards to deliver technical documentation for a system. This includes the essential relation to quality, safety, security, and sustainability, of the system, and the interoperability with other sub-systems.
• Risk – Identifies and analyses technical hazards /project impacts then contributes to the identification and evaluation of risk reduction measures, ensuring that these are adequately documented and managed.
• Assurance – Manage and participate in assurance, audit, and reviews activity.
• Technical Discipline – Authorise recommendations in relation to your technical area of knowledge.
• Personal Development – Own your career progression and professionalisation. This includes engaging with your People Coach, maintaining membership and registration level, with a relevant Professional body, updating MyHR Career Development/Development Plan, conducting relevant learning and development in timely fashion, and keeping current with modern engineering technologies.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you’ll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Hold a Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics (STEM) RQF Level 4 qualification
• A relevant Professional body/institution related to your discipline, be professionally registered as either:
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Experience in providing technical advice and assurance and delivery of engineering outcomes

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Core Behaviour 1: Leadership
• Core Behaviour 2: Seeing the Big Picture
• Technical Competence: Suitable Systems and Systems Thinking – 1.1 Suitable Systems and Systems Thinking
• Technical Competence: Safety Management 2.3 Safety Issues and Risk

 Offered Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
• Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
• Support for progression
• Huge range of discounts
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. So whether you’re looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow. Here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of – and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.

Further Information

• Civil Service Recruitment Principles: Recruitment Principles – Civil Service Commission
• Candidate Information Pack: https://bit.ly/DES-Candidate-Information-Pack
• Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/DES-Terms-and-Conditions
• Civil Service Code: The Code – Civil Service Commission

Any personal data that you provide during the Recruitment process will be treated in accordance with the MOD Privacy Notice which can be accessed here.

Please note as a Disability Confident Leader we want to ensure you receive any reasonable adjustments that you need throughout the recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments, you can let us know on your online application under the section ‘Please indicate and give details of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.

Selection process details

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

1. Pre-sift – We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
2. Sift – Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.
3. Interview – If you’re invited to interview, you’ll be assessed against the Sift categories (CV Review) listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. 

Please Note: In the event of a tied score at interview, the Order of Merit will be distinguished based on the relative importance of the assessed competencies as per the hierarchy below:

• 1st: Core Behaviour 1
• 2nd: Core Behaviour 1
• 3rd: Technical Competencies
• 4th: CV Review

In the event of a further tie using the method above, we reserve the right to utilise an additional assessment.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance you should contact department via email: DESHR-WSC-PMOCOMPLAINTS@mod.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Recruitment Complaints – Civil Service Commission