NVH Test Engineer

About the role

• NVH Test Engineer | Tesla (Engineering & Information Technology)
• Location: Fremont, California | Req ID: 284481 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

As an NVH Test Engineer with our NVH team you will play a critical role in the design and development of Tesla’s industry-leading products. You will analyze, optimize, and revolutionize electric vehicle designs. You will work with fellow NVH engineers and other engineering teams to solve the toughest challenges in the industry and deliver world-class performance.

What You'll Do

• Conduct and analyze vehicle and component NVH testing to provide design guidance during development and achieve world-class attribute targets
• Assess body and closures sealing performance and translate findings into design and process recommendations
• Collaborate with body, closures, design, and manufacturing teams to protect NVH attributes and sealing quality from concept through production
• Perform component and full-vehicle testing to support NVH validation, attribute target setting, and CAE correlation, including wind noise testing and aeroacoustic simulation correlation
• Develop and refine NVH test methods, procedures, and processing techniques for wind noise, sealing evaluation, and related vehicle-level assessments

What You'll Bring

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in automotive NVH, including wind noise testing and body and closures sealing
• Excellent understanding of acoustics and vibration principles, aeroacoustics, sealing, and digital signal processing
• Experience with Modal Analysis, Transfer Path Analysis (TPA), Panel Contribution Analysis and general data acquisition
• Experienced in NVH test equipment including impact hammers, shakers, PU probes, acoustic cameras, binaural heads, microphones and accelerometers
• Excellent knowledge of Siemens Simcenter Testlab software for data acquisition and post-processing
• Proficient with MATLAB or Python
• Strong communication skills, self-motivation, independent worker, excellent team player
• Demonstrated ability to deliver independent root cause analysis on difficult projects with tight timing constraints
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Aeroacoustics, or equivalent experience

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$91,600 - $316,800/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.