NVH Test Engineer, Tires & Wheels (Onsite in OH)

Hankook Tire America Corp.; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; 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 & Technology seeks an NVH Test Engineer to support experimental and analytical evaluation of tire and wheel NVH performance. You will plan and execute modal, laboratory, and on-vehicle testing, and maintain lab capability with data‑acquisition systems and transducers.

The role includes travel to proving-ground sites across the U.S. and requires a BS in Mechanical Engineering (MS preferred). Proficiency in Python, Siemens Testlab, Abaqus/NASTRAN, and data automation is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field (Master’s preferred).
• Hands‑on experience with experimental modal analysis and NVH measurement of rotating or structural components (tires/wheels strongly preferred).
• Working experience with Siemens Testlab (LMS/Simcenter Testlab) hardware and software.
• Familiarity with OEM, industry, and regulatory NVH test standards and performance metrics.
• Ability to design or specify simple test fixtures/rigs.
• Proficiency with Excel and at least one scripting language (Python preferred) for data handling and automation.

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 vehicle 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

Hands-on NVH analysis

Python scripting

Strong written/verbal comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master’s preferred

Tools

Siemens Testlab (LMS/Simcenter Testlab)

Abaqus

NASTRAN

Excel

Job description

Hankook Tire & Technology seeks an NVH Test Engineer to support experimental and analytical evaluation of tire and wheel NVH performance. You will plan and execute modal, laboratory, and on-vehicle testing, and maintain lab capability with data‑acquisition systems and transducers.

The role includes travel to proving-ground sites across the U.S. and requires a BS in Mechanical Engineering (MS preferred). Proficiency in Python, Siemens Testlab, Abaqus/NASTRAN, and data automation is expected.