Noise and Vibration Testing Engineer

Socket.dev; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Noise & Vibration team is seeking an N&V Testing Engineer to join the acoustics efforts to reduce noise, validate test results, and support hardware design. You will work with cross-functional teams on testing setups and data collection.

The role requires a PhD in Mechanical or Acoustic Engineering, extensive hands-on testing experience, and proficiency with Matlab for analysis. You will help improve modeling methodologies and contribute to products shipped globally.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in noise and vibration.
• Hands-on experience in structural vibration testing design and execution.
• Ability to interpret complex testing results.
• Experience in root cause identification for noise and vibration.
• Experience with Matlab or similar analysis tools.
• Experience in experimental modal analysis, transfer path analysis, and substructure synthesis.
• PhD in Mechanical or Acoustic Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Test and analyze acoustic noise generating mechanisms and transmission paths.
• Design test setups and collect critical data for analyses.
• Collaborate with simulation engineers to relate modeling to test results.
• Provide insights and improvements to modeling methodologies.

Skills

Noise & Vibration field

Structural vibration testing

Data interpretation

Matlab

Modal analysis experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Acoustic Engineering

Job description

At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience - Apple has assembled a world-class Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity and appreciate our products without disturbance from noise. In Apple Acoustics we work with obsessive attention to detail, directly contributing to products that ship to millions of people around the world. Our Noise & Vibration team contributes to hardware design, validation, and troubleshooting to minimize distracting audible noises and optimize their sound quality. We are a diverse team of acoustics and vibration experts, accomplished listeners, and creative problem solvers. We work daily with multifunctional teams on innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges. We are looking for an N&V Testing Engineer to join our team.

Description

A N&V testing engineer on the Noise & Vibration team will test and analyze acoustic noise generating mechanisms and transmission path, to provide innovative and cost effective solutions to noise reduction. A large part of this role involves working with cross-functional teams, designing test setups, collecting critical data for failure analyses, and providing insight of the results with expert knowledge. You will also work closely with simulation engineers, providing expert analysis on simulation-test correlation and proposing improvements to modeling methodologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Background in structural dynamics, with minimum 2+ years of experience in the noise and vibration field.
• Extensive hands-on experience in structural vibration testing design and execution.
• Strong ability to interpret complex testing results to draw meaningful conclusions.
• Experience in product noise & vibration root cause identification.
• Experience in Matlab or other programming tools for analysis and post-processing.
• Some experience in experimental modal analysis, transfer path analysis and sub-structure synthesis.
• A creative problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment.
• Phd in Mechanical Engineering, Audio/Acoustic Engineering, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred but not required, LDV experience, history of high-volume consumer electronics, knowledge in electro-magnetics, multi-physics and structural simulation.