Waymo

Builds self-driving AI and runs a robotaxi service

Lead Noise, Vibration, and Harshness Engineer

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMountain View, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

A Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 12 years of automotive noise, vibration, and harshness engineering experience with increasing responsibility, including significant full-vehicle design, analysis, and target-setting experience.
Deep theoretical and practical knowledge of acoustics, vibration, modal analysis, and sound-quality metrics.
Expertise with noise, vibration, and harshness computer-aided engineering tools such as Nastran, OptiStruct, and Abaqus; noise, vibration, and harshness signal-processing tools; and familiarity with model-building tools such as HyperMesh, SimLab, and ANSA.
Proficiency with noise, vibration, and harshness test equipment and software such as B&K, Simcenter Testlab, and VIacoustics, and expertise in conducting noise, vibration, and harshness tests.

Responsibilities

Define and implement the full-vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness strategy, translating top-level vehicle requirements into component-level targets and managing engineering work to track and deliver those targets.
Lead implementation of the noise, vibration, and harshness strategy for integration of the self-driving system and base vehicle platform, influencing vehicle and system design—including body structure, powertrain mounts, suspension, tires, acoustic treatments, and isolations—to provide a quiet and calm user environment.
Use advanced computer-aided engineering tools, including finite element analysis and statistical energy analysis, to predict, analyze, and optimize noise, vibration, and harshness characteristics throughout product development.
Plan, execute, and analyze vehicle- and component-level tests for sound quality, road noise, wind noise, and powertrain contribution in the laboratory and on the road.
Track emerging noise, vibration, and harshness technologies, materials, and measurement techniques and drive their adoption; develop solutions such as using cabin noise and speaker-induced sound to predict mechanical failures; lead root-cause analysis and develop engineering countermeasures for complex issues identified during virtual and physical validation.
Collaborate with internal design teams and original equipment manufacturer partners to ensure noise, vibration, and harshness solutions align with other vehicle attributes, and work with the computer-aided engineering team to develop detailed models for Waymo components.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with electric-vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness challenges, including driveline whine, brake noise, and battery-pack isolation.
Familiarity with global automotive noise, vibration, and harshness regulations and standards.
Experience selecting and applying door seals, cabin interior trims, thermal duct materials, and other acoustic materials for noise, vibration, and harshness.

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Our vehicle engineers work with the cars of the future every day. We touch every part of the vehicle — electrical and thermal systems, chassis and interiors, power and energy storage and beyond — as we add self-driving power to existing auto designs and create new systems of our own. Our goal: To build a new generation of high-performing vehicles that are comfortable, reliable and safe.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Lead Mechanical Simulation Engineer.

You will:

Full Vehicle NVH Architecture: Define and implement the complete vehicle NVH strategy, from top-level vehicle requirements to component-level targets, end-to-end engineering including tracking and delivery of targets
Design and Integration: Lead the implementation of the NVH strategy for the integration of the Self Driving System and the base vehicle platform. Where necessary influencing all elements of the integration and vehicle/system design to ensure a quiet and calm environment for our end users, including: body structure, powertrain mounts, suspension, tires, acoustic treatments, isolations etc
Simulation and Analysis: Utilize advanced CAE tools (e.g., finite element analysis (FEA), statistical energy analysis (SEA)) to predict, analyze, and optimize NVH characteristics throughout the product development cycle
Testing and Validation: Plan, execute, and analyze vehicle and component-level NVH tests (e.g., sound quality, road noise, wind noise, powertrain contribution) both in the lab and on the road
Technology leadership and Problem Solving: Stay current with and drive the adoption of emerging NVH technologies, materials, and measurement techniques, develop innovative solutions like utilizing cabin noise and induced sound through speakers to predict mechanical failures, lead root cause analysis and develop robust engineering countermeasures for complex NVH issues identified during virtual and physical validation
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Waymo internal design teams and OEM partners to ensure NVH solutions are compatible with all other vehicle attributes and develop detailed NVH models for the Waymo components in collaboration with the CAE team

You have:

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with minimum 12 years of experience in automotive NVH engineering with increasing responsibility, including significant experience in full vehicle design/analysis and target setting.
Deep theoretical and practical knowledge of acoustics, vibration, modal analysis, and sound quality metrics.
Expertise in NVH CAE tools like Nastran, Optistruct and Abaqus, NVH signal processing tools, and familiarity in model building with tools like Hypermesh, Simlab and Ansa.
Proficiency in NVH test equipment and software (e.g., B&K, Simcenter Testlab, VIacoustics) and expertise in performing NVH tests

We prefer:

Experience with electric vehicle (EV) NVH challenges, including driveline whine, brake noise, and battery pack isolation
Familiarity with global automotive NVH regulations and standards
Experience in the selection and application of door seals, cabin interior trims, thermal ducts materials, and other acoustic materials for NVH

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$230,000—$284,000 USD

Salary Range 230000 - 284000 USD

About the Company

Waymo

Builds self-driving AI and runs a robotaxi service

Waymo builds self-driving technology and uses it to run a ride-hailing service in which passengers summon electric cars with no one behind the wheel. In 2020, it became the first company to open fully driverless rides to the public, starting in metro Phoenix. Its system, the Waymo Driver, pairs cameras, radar and laser sensors called lidar with onboard computers whose AI predicts what nearby people and vehicles will do and drives the car. Riders pay per trip through the Waymo app, or through Uber in some cities, while Waymo and fleet partners keep the cars charged and maintained. Waymo began as a Google project in 2009 and became a separate Alphabet company in 2016; it is based in Mountain View, California.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $32.1B
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Founded: 2009

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