NVH Test Engineer - Tire & Wheel Innovation

Hankook Tire America Corp.; Ashland (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid health coverage

401(k) with match

Paid Time Off + Sick Days

11 paid holidays per year

Employee discounts on tires

Job summary

Hankook Tire America Corp. is seeking an NVH Test Engineer to support experimental and analytical evaluation of tire and wheel NVH performance. Plan and execute modal, laboratory, and on-vehicle testing while maintaining lab quality systems.

The role involves developing scripts to automate processes, using FE tools like Abaqus and NASTRAN, and periodic travel to proving-ground sites across the U.S. Strong collaboration and technical communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• Hands-on experience with experimental modal analysis and NVH measurement of rotating or structural components (tires/wheels strongly preferred).
• Experience with Siemens Testlab (LMS/Simcenter Testlab) hardware and software.
• Familiarity with OEM, industry, and regulatory NVH test standards and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform experimental modal testing of tire assemblies and wheels under multiple boundary conditions; assess contributions to tire NVH performance.
• Interpret and apply OEM customer, industry, and governmental test standards and NVH performance requirements.
• Design test rigs and fixtures for modal and related NVH testing.
• Maintain NVH lab facilities, data-acquisition systems, computers, and transducers (accelerometers, force cells, microphones, etc.).
• Own quality management of the NVH lab, including control-chart testing and equipment calibrations.
• Conduct laboratory and on-vehicle sound and vibration measurements to assess tire NVH performance (on-vehicle work typically requires travel to proving-ground locations).
• Perform tire uniformity studies and assess their contribution to NVH performance.
• Develop scripts (Excel and/or Python) to automate processes and implement analysis algorithms.
• Use company FE tools to predict NVH performance (Abaqus and NASTRAN); applying dynamic substructuring and nonlinear FEA techniques.

Skills

Communication

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Siemens Testlab

Abaqus

NASTRAN

Job description

Hankook Tire America Corp. is seeking an NVH Test Engineer to support experimental and analytical evaluation of tire and wheel NVH performance. Plan and execute modal, laboratory, and on-vehicle testing while maintaining lab quality systems.

The role involves developing scripts to automate processes, using FE tools like Abaqus and NASTRAN, and periodic travel to proving-ground sites across the U.S. Strong collaboration and technical communication are essential.