NVH Attribute Engineer

Denken Solutions, Inc.; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Denken Solutions, Inc. is seeking an NVH Engineer in Foster City, CA, onsite to lead development of NVH attributes across thermal, aeroacoustic, and airborne noise.

You will define customer needs, establish vehicle-level requirements, and collaborate with CAD teams to ensure NVH content aligns with design gates. The role requires hands-on testing on vehicles and benches, and experience with acoustic data analysis tools, including LMS and Test.Lab.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 4–6 years automotive NVH development experience.
• Strong acoustics and vibration principles with vehicle-level integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate NVH attributes for thermal, aeroacoustics, and airborne noise.
• Define customer needs, vehicle-level requirements, and NVH content with CAD input.
• Report status during gate reviews and engineering meetings.
• Perform vehicle and bench testing to assess NVH performance.
• Use transfer path analysis to quantify noise contributions.
• Document procedures, results, and analyses in detailed reports.

Skills

NVH development

Acoustics

Vibration analysis

CAD collaboration

Data acquisition

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Tools

LMS

Test.Lab

HEAD Artemis

Job description

• Location: 300 Lincoln Centre, Foster City (fully onsite)

What You Will Do:

• Develop and integrate NVH performance attributes, including Thermal systems, Aeroacoustics (wind noise), and Airborne Noise.
• Activities include: Identifying and defining the voice of the customer. Developing vehicle level requirements. Defining and assuring NVH content is developed to meet requirements. Creating and collaborating on CAE and hardware plans. Reporting out status during gate reviews and engineering meetings, as required.
• Represent NVH in packaging meeting and design gates to execute the NVH content strategy in CAD, and provide an NVH input for packaging studies
• Conduct vehicle- and bench-level testing to assess and predict NVH performance on complete vehicle
• Perform experimental test methods such as transfer path analysis to quantify and rank noise contributions
• Develop and refine testing methodologies to improve accuracy and efficiency
• Document test procedures, results, and analysis in detailed reports
• Determine the impact of proposed designs, problem root cause, and develop countermeasures

Desired Relevant Experience:

• Experience in presenting / advocating in large design forums and excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• NVH development experience in thermal systems, acoustics, wind noise / aeroacoustics.

Qualifications:

• 4 to 6 years of automotive or related NVH development experience.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field of study.
• Excellent understanding of acoustics and vibration principles.
• Experience in vehicle-level NVH development and integration.
• Hands-on experience with vehicles, instrumentation, and data acquisition.
• Experience with acoustic and vibration test equipment and data analysis software (LMS, Test.Lab, HEAD Acoustics ArtemiS, etc.)