Engineering Test Technician - NVH

Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Job Schedule: Full-time & On-site: This role requires being in the office five days a week.​

Degree Level: Associate's Degree

Sponsorship: Not Available at this time

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We are seeking an Engineering Test Technician - Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) to join our Farmington Hills, MI team.

The individual in this position will work directly with engineers to install and support testing prototype/preproduction systems related to research and development efforts at Nissan Technical Center N.A.

A Day in the Life:

• Conduct NVH tests, organize and prepare data according to engineer requests, and adhere to laboratory/customer test procedures and specifications.

• Perform various NVH test procedures/methods for technical analysis, product validation, and robustness, including driveline NVH-related topics.

• Assist in identifying NVH issues through component and vehicle-level evaluation and data assessment.

• Conduct acoustic and vibration measurements using accelerometers and microphones.

• Process acquired data and report test results.

• Install NVH instrumentation and set up data acquisition systems (Siemens LMS).

• Perform NVH tests such as modal/FRF measurements, near-field acoustic measurements, prop shaft sensitivity, vehicle shimmy, idle noise, body leakage, impact testing, and ODS.

• Instrument vehicles and conduct component/system-level testing.

• Assist the engineering team with troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and developing effective countermeasures.

• Communicate accurately and professionally with technicians, engineers, and management teams.

• Create detailed technical documents to support test setup and operation.

• Track personal progress to ensure department and corporate objectives are met.

• Create accurate, detailed test reports for submission to test engineering.

Who We're Looking For:

• In-depth knowledge of instrumentation, including microphones, accelerometers, tachometers, g-meters, load cells, shakers, telemetry, and more, and data collection.

• Excellent test planning and time management skills.

• Software Experience: Experience with Siemens TestLab, Signature, and Structure.

• Microsoft Office Proficiency: Proficient in MS Office packages, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Ability to communicate clearly with a broad range of people, including technicians, engineers, and management.

• Ability and willingness to travel to support test trips and work overtime when needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of professional experience in NVH testing.

• Associate's degree in Automotive, Technology, Acoustics, or related field preferred.

What You’ll Look Forward to as an Engineering Test Technician - NVH at Nissan:

• Career Growth: Gain access to immense career path options to grow at Nissan with international & domestic career growth opportunities + cross-departmental career opportunities available on a regular basis.

• Autonomy and Impact: You’ll have real autonomy to drive changes in the business and the opportunity to develop and expand your skills. From day one, you’ll have the responsibility to tackle problems and use your unique problem-solving approach with support from your team to solve challenges a