Graduate Acoustics Engineer

Join us in shaping future cities by applying for the Graduate Acoustics Engineer role at Buro Happold
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From helping shape entire cities to adapting infrastructure to meet the climate emergency, a career at Buro Happold offers the chance to make a difference. We deliver positive change through creativity and our people.

Outcome‑focused design: reverse engineering from people‑centric results our clients want. We use advanced computational tools to inform designs, such as the HOME Theatre complex where we mathematically predicted the response to mounting the building on springs to mitigate ground borne rail vibration, and a web giant’s European HQ in London where we modeled noise distraction in an open‑plan office.

We focus on conveying results to clients across key technical areas such as noise break‑in, internal sound transmission, reverberation control, building services noise, structural dynamics, audio‑visual design, public address, voice alarm, and vibration. Engagement is a key focus, exemplified by our work with Equinox retrofitting gyms inside listed buildings and the new Faculty of Arts building at Warwick University, where we translated faculty requirements into engineering solutions.

We are motivated by complex challenges, from ultra‑high‑tech projects like Dyson’s campus and Imperial College Michael Uren buildings to unique architectural forms such as the Museum of the Future.

• BBC Concert Studios, London (2017–ongoing) – Overseeing acoustic engineering for the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s new home and the Maida Vale recording studios.
• Spotify European HQ, Berlin (2019–ongoing) – Managing acoustics for the main atrium performance space and controlling building services noise.
• The Factory, Manchester (2017–2023) – Designing acoustics for a cultural venue with multiple performance spaces integrated over historic rail arches.

• Sound insulation design
• Acoustic surveys, benchmarking and commissioning
• Room acoustics design and reverberation control
• Venue, performance space and concert hall design
• Structural vibration isolation and dynamics
• Control of external noise break‑in and facade & ventilation design
• Audio‑visual and sound system design
• Environmental acoustics
• Design and assessment of internal and external building services noise and vibration
• Public address and voice alarm design

• Acoustics
• Acoustic Engineering
• Sound & Vibration Studies
• Engineering Acoustics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics

Shortlisting typically begins after the role has closed; expect to hear back within 2–4 weeks following the closing date. For more information, contact

This role is for an Autumn 2026 start.

• Internship

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Construction

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