NVH Research Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Hankook Tire America Corp.
Location: Green, OH 44232
Description:
Job Purpose:
Level:The level of this position varies dependent on qualifications and background.
Responsibilities:
Core Competencies:
Qualifications:
- Perform development and studies of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) engineering techniques in support of tire development programs with a priority on the North America Original Equipment (OE) automotive market and in collaboration with international associates.
- Position is within the Virtual Technology Group which focuses on specialized and advanced technology including measurement and simulation techniques to predict and assess tire performance on vehicles.
Level:The level of this position varies dependent on qualifications and background.
Responsibilities:
- Support tire product development engineers and vehicle OE customers with tire performance investigations and analyses.
- Implement existing company NVH tools and technologies and contribute to their capability advancement.
- Perform modal and noise & vibration measurement in-lab and on-vehicle at proving grounds.
- Perform simulations of tire noise and vibration performance.
- Collaborate with company technical personnel as necessary.
- Regularly document and communicate with deliverables in form of written reports and presentations
Core Competencies:
- Experience with Linux and Windows desktop operating systems
- Proficiency with MS/Office or similar document tools: word processor, presentations, and spreadsheets
- Computer coding skills using general purpose software; Python, Matlab, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in local and international collaborative team environments.
Qualifications:
- Master of Science degree in Mechanical or related engineering field with structural and rotating dynamics, and signal analysis concepts course work required; PhD strongly preferred
- Minimum 5 years of recent, within last 3 years, relevant experience in tire or automotive industry required applying and developing NVH methods for tire performance investigations
- Experience using commercial NVH data acquisition and analysis codes; Siemens/LMS TestLab required; experience with Head Acoustics preferred
- Proficiency with the following measurement methods required:
- Instrumentation (accelerometers, force cells, microphones, etc.)
- Signal data acquisition, processing and analysis
- Laboratory and in-situ (on-vehicle) vibration and noise measurement analysis methods
- Experimental modal analysis (EMA) methods; impact and shaker excitation
- Equipment maintenance and calibration
- Familiarity with finite element analysis (FEA) techniques; linear, nonlinear, and dynamic sub structuring