Senior Acoustics Engineer

Select Engineering; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive engineering firm in the West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking a quality engineer to monitor wind noise performance in vehicle lines. The ideal candidate will have experience in automotive production, engineering problem solving, and the ability to assess vehicle attributes. This role involves collaboration with aeroacoustics teams and driving issues to resolution. Competitive package and opportunities for growth are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in an automotive production plant quality role.
• Experience with complex issue resolution using engineering methods.
• Ability to accurately assess driven attributes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and minimize variability of wind noise performance.
• Act as customer representative in manufacturing for wind noise attribute.
• Detect and investigate attribute performance issues.

Skills

Automotive production plant quality role

Engineering problem solving methodologies (six sigma / 8D / Root Cause Analysis)

Full driving licence

Subjective assessment of driven attributes

NVH development and measurement

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Responsible for monitoring and minimising the variability of wind noise performance on current production vehicle lines.
• Be an in-plant representative for the wind noise attribute, acting as a voice of the customer in the manufacturing environment.
• The role is to detect where attribute performance could vary away from target (via objective measurement, subjective drive, static assessment/measurement, over checking build conformance to assembly process, etc.), perform initial root cause investigation and drive issues through to resolution with the relevant responsible areas.
• This role will liaise closely with core aeroacoustics team to understand future products entering plant launch and their critical attribute characteristics as well as ongoing quality actions on current products.

Skills & Experiences:

• Experience of working in an automotive production plant quality role Experience applying engineering problem solving methodologies (six sigma / 8D / Root Cause Analysis) to complex issues
• Full driving licence and ability to subjectively assess driven attributes
• Experience of plant attributes (S&R / Wind Noise / Water Test) / NVH development and measurement / vehicle testing and assessment / automotive component development

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