Vibro-Acoustics or Noise and Vibration Engineer
Location: South of France (Aix-en-Provence region)
Industry: Defence / Nuclear Engineering / Marine Propulsion Systems / High-Reliability Engineering
The Role:
We are seeking a Vibro-Acoustics Engineer to join a specialist engineering team working on complex, safety-critical propulsion and energy systems.
This role focuses on the analysis, coordination, and management of noise and vibration engineering activities across large-scale technical programmes. You will act as a key technical interface between design engineering, test activities, and project delivery teams.
The position combines engineering analysis, documentation, and project-level technical coordination, with exposure to both design-phase work and real-world system validation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate vibro-acoustic and vibration engineering studies across multi-disciplinary projects
- Act as the technical interface between engineering teams and project stakeholders
- Lead and contribute to technical documentation required for qualification, testing, installation, and commissioning phases
- Support deployment and execution of technical documentation on operational sites
- Monitor and report on technical progress, including cost, quality, planning, and engineering performance
- Contribute to both analytical engineering work and on-site testing/validation activities
- Collaborate with test teams during experimental and operational phases of complex systems
- Support system-level vibration and acoustic performance assessment in high-reliability environments
Requirements (your profile):
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline
- Specialisation or strong background in vibro-acoustics, vibration analysis, or physical measurements
- Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in a relevant engineering environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured engineering approach
- Ability to produce clear, high-quality technical documentation
- Strong communication skills and ability to interface across engineering and project teams
- Experience working in regulated, safety-critical, or high-complexity engineering environments
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple technical workstreams
Preferred (Nice to have):
- Experience in nuclear, defence, marine propulsion, or other high-integrity engineering sectors
- Exposure to operational support, maintenance engineering, or system lifecycle engineering
- Experience working with test rigs, experimental setups, or field measurement campaigns
- Familiarity with large-scale industrial engineering programmes
- Willingness to support site-based activities and technical deployments
- Previous experience working within highly regulated or security-controlled environments
What’s on Offer:
- Highly technical engineering role with real impact on complex, mission-critical systems
- Exposure to both design engineering and operational/test environments
- Structured career development and technical training pathways
- Strong focus on engineering excellence and multidisciplinary collaboration
- Competitive compensation package with performance-related elements
- Long-term stability within a highly established engineering environment
- Comprehensive benefits package including pension, insurance, and employee support schemes
- Flexible working arrangements supporting work-life balance
- Opportunities to contribute to large-scale, high-profile engineering programmes
- Secure and structured working environment with strong governance and safety culture
Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Veronica Gains