Waymo
Lead Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) Engineer
$230K–$284K
Mountain View, California, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, California, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum 12 years of automotive NVH engineering experience with increasing responsibility, including significant full-vehicle design/analysis and target-setting experience.
- Education
- Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
About the job
Leads full-vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness strategy and engineering for integrating Waymo’s self-driving system with vehicle platforms.
What you'll do
- Define vehicle NVH strategy, requirements, component targets, and delivery tracking.
- Lead NVH design integration, simulation, testing, validation, and root-cause analysis.
- Collaborate with internal design teams, OEM partners, and CAE teams on NVH solutions and models.
What they ask for
- Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Deep theoretical and practical knowledge of acoustics, vibration, modal analysis, and sound quality metrics.
- Expertise in NVH CAE and signal-processing tools, and familiarity with model-building tools.
- Proficiency in NVH test equipment and software, with expertise in performing NVH tests.
Nice to have
- Experience with electric vehicle NVH challenges.
- Familiarity with global automotive NVH regulations and standards; experience applying acoustic materials.
Pay
$230,000 — $284,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Nastran, Optistruct, Abaqus, Hypermesh, Simlab, Ansa, B&K, Simcenter Testlab
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