Associate Vehicle Engineer

Overview

In this Vehicle Engineer role, you enable informed decisions on UK Armed Forces equipment by planning and running vehicle trials at the Hurn Proving Ground. You will instrument vehicles, capture performance data, and produce technical reports to support customer programmes. The role blends hands-on fieldwork with data analysis and proposal work, contributing to defence test and evaluation activities. You will collaborate with military personnel, customers and technical specialists and help maintain safe, operational facilities.

Pay / Benefits

• Matched contribution pension with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Health cash plan and employee discounts
• Armed Forces Covenant and Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering opportunities

Responsibilities

• Plan, conduct and support vehicle trials and assessments to meet customer requirements and safety standards
• Install and operate instrumentation systems to capture mobility, noise, vibration and shock data
• Analyse trial data with tools like MATLAB and produce clear technical reports and recommendations
• Collaborate with customers, military personnel and internal stakeholders to run effective test and evaluation programmes
• Contribute to technical proposals, bid writing and cost estimation for future opportunities
• Support operation and maintenance of the Hurn Proving Ground to keep facilities and equipment safe and ready

Key requirements

• Instrumentation, data acquisition and measurement techniques
• Data analysis using MATLAB or similar software
• Strong reporting, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills
• Commitment to safety in hands-on field-based environments
• Degree qualification in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or similar
• Full UK Driving Licence

• Stakeholder engagement
• Clear technical communication
• Problem-solving
• Instrumentation and data acquisition
• Data analysis (MATLAB)
• Technical reporting

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