Technical Specialist, NVH

Lucid Motors • Newark, NJ

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About The Position

Lucid is seeking an experienced NVH professional to support acoustic performance refinement across its next-generation electric vehicles. The role focuses on advanced Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) modeling, simulation, acoustic testing, and sound pack development. The specialist will deliver full-vehicle acoustic packages that balance NVH performance with mass, packaging, and cost, while collaborating with teams across vehicle integration, body, powertrain, and thermal engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, Physics, or a related field.
• Generally, 8+ years of relevant experience for an NVH Technical Specialist; the posting also states 5+ years for a Senior NVH Engineer.
• Experience in acoustic package development and optimization, including sound transmission loss and sound absorption coefficient.
• Proficiency in Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) for high-frequency airborne-noise simulation using ESI VA One and/or MSC Actran.
• Strong understanding of digital signal processing and psychoacoustics.
• Experience using sound-quality metrics to record, track, and report NVH performance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD degree.
• Previous experience taking a vehicle from concept to production.
• Experience with NVH characterization and fault detection using microphones, accelerometers, acoustic cameras, particle velocity probes, or similar equipment.
• Experience with Siemens TestLab and/or Artemis Suite.
• Past experience in wind-noise and/or HVAC-noise development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the full-vehicle acoustic package, balancing NVH performance with mass, packaging, and cost.
• Lead development and execution of SEA models for full-vehicle and subsystem acoustic simulations, including BIW, closures, powertrain, and ancillaries.
• Develop and validate acoustic treatment solutions, including heavy layers and absorbers, through simulation and testing.
• Interpret SEA simulation results to guide design decisions and optimize vehicle acoustic performance.
• Work with vehicle integration, body, powertrain, and thermal teams to incorporate acoustic considerations into system-level designs.
• Support target setting and cascading for vehicle-level sound package performance.
• Correlate SEA models with physical test data and contribute to model validation.
• Conduct vehicle- and component-level testing and assessments to improve airborne noise performance in prototype and production vehicles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior