Vibration & Acoustics Engineer

As a Vibroacoustic engineer at Vertical Aerospace, you will play a key role in understanding how the Valo eVTOL aircraft behaves in real-world vibration and acoustic environments. You will define and support DO-160-like operational vibration qualification, manage vibroacoustic models, and work closely with Flight Physics, test, certification, systems, and supplier teams to turn complex data into practical engineering decisions. This hands-on role involves structural dynamics, vibration testing, and working with imperfect data to solve meaningful aircraft development challenges.

Responsibilities

• Own and support DO-160 operational vibrations and shock qualification activity for Valo systems and equipment.
• Manage, maintain, and develop vibroacoustic models to help assess aircraft vibration and internal noise behaviour.
• Analyse vibration data from ground testing and flight test activity.
• Support suppliers, test houses, and internal teams with vibration test planning, troubleshooting, and evidence review.
• Use structural dynamics knowledge to optimise Valo's vibroacoustic response.
• Help identify practical design or test solutions where data is incomplete, uncertain, or still developing.
• Work closely with Flight Physics, certification, test, systems, and supplier teams to support safe, evidence-led engineering decisions.
• Contribute to the development and qualification of Valo through a mix of modelling, analysis, testing, and hands-on problem solving.

Requirements

• A strong foundation in structural dynamics and vibroacoustics.
• Experience supporting vibration testing, qualification testing, or environmental test activity.
• Ability to analyse vibration data, including accelerometer data from ground or flight testing.
• Confidence working with suppliers, test houses, or external partners to resolve practical vibration test issues.
• A pragmatic approach to engineering decisions where data may be incomplete, uncertain, or still maturing.
• Experience in aerospace, rotorcraft, or eVTOL environments.
• Exposure to producing or reviewing certification evidence for vibration, dynamics, or qualification testing.

Benefits

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)
• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance
• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it
• Breakfast on us, every day