The Senior Transmission NVH Developer will lead transmission, driveline, and related engine-system noise, vibration, harshness, and sound quality development for vehicle programs. This on-site role is focused on hands-on testing, objective data analysis, issue resolution, and cross-functional technical leadership from early development through launch.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead transmission and driveline NVH development, validation, and vehicle-level integration.

• Define and track NVH targets, KPIs, objective metrics, and launch-readiness status.

• Plan and execute vehicle, dyno, test cell, bench, and proving ground NVH evaluations.

• Analyze gear mesh orders, modulation, ghost orders, sidebands, torsional behavior, and structure-borne noise paths.

• Evaluate engine-related excitation and engine-to-driveline interaction, including combustion orders, torque pulsation, mount behavior, accessory excitation, and calibration effects.

• Lead root-cause investigations and drive validated technical solutions with cross-functional teams.

• Communicate findings, risks, and recommendations clearly to engineering, program, supplier, and leadership stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Acoustics, or related technical field.

• 5+ years of experience in automotive NVH, transmission, driveline, propulsion systems, or vehicle development.

• Strong understanding of transmission gearsets, gear mesh behavior, torque transfer paths, torsional dynamics, engine operating behavior, combustion order content, torque pulsation, rotating orders, sidebands, bearings, housings, and structure-borne noise paths.

• Experience with NVH instrumentation, order tracking, data acquisition, objective analysis, and subjective vehicle evaluation.

• Ability to work independently, lead issue resolution, and collaborate effectively with technicians, engineers, suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and program teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant automotive NVH, powertrain, transmission, driveline, or vehicle development experience.

• Experience with automatic transmissions, hybrid transmissions, dual-clutch transmissions, transfer cases, reduction gearsets, differential gearsets, planetary gearsets, or related driveline systems.

• Knowledge of engine systems and engine NVH interactions, including combustion orders, firing frequency behavior, torque pulsation, engine mount tuning, accessory excitation, calibration effects, and engine-to-driveline noise paths.

• Knowledge of Electric Drive Modules, eAxles, motor order behavior, torque ripple, inverter-related excitation, and electrified driveline NVH interactions is a plus.

• Experience with CAE correlation, launch support, warranty investigations, benchmarking, target setting, or NVH best-practice development.

Key Skills

• Hands-on NVH testing and troubleshooting

• Transmission, driveline, and engine-system technical depth

• Disciplined root-cause analysis and issue closure

• Clear communication of complex technical findings

• Cross-functional influence and collaboration

• Strong focus on sound quality, refinement, and launch readiness