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NVH Sound Quality Engineer

Tesla Motors, Inc.
91600 - 316800 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Fremont
Sep 23, 2026
What to Expect

As an NVH Sound Quality Engineer with our NVH team you will play a critical role in the design and development of Tesla's industry-leading products. You will work with fellow NVH engineers and other engineering teams to solve the toughest challenges in the industry and deliver world-class sound quality performance.


What You'll Do
  • Set vehicle-level sound quality targets and define target cascade including vehicle system sensitivities to define component-level targets
  • Provide design guidance to engineering teams to achieve world-class acoustic performance of vehicle actuators and ancillary systems
  • Collaborate with cross-functional design teams, manufacturing, and suppliers from concept through production
  • Develop and apply noise and sound quality metrics to evaluate designs and support engineering decisions
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot NVH issues through testing and analysis, and drive countermeasures to resolution

What You'll Bring
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in automotive operational sound quality (OSQ)
  • Demonstrated ownership of the full product life cycle: target setting, design development, supplier and manufacturing communication, launch troubleshooting, and customer-driven improvement
  • Strong background in psychoacoustics, jury testing methodology and application of sound quality metrics to real vehicle problems
  • Excellent understanding of acoustics and vibration principles, rotating and reciprocating source mechanisms, brake noise phenomena and digital signal processing
  • Experience with NVH test equipment including impact hammers, shakers, binaural heads, artificial ears, acoustic cameras, microphones, and accelerometers
  • Excellent knowledge of Siemens Simcenter Testlab (or equivalent) for data acquisition and post-processing
  • Proficient with MATLAB or Python for metric calculation, jury-data analysis, and automation
  • Strong communication skills, self-motivation, independent worker, excellent team player
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver independent root cause analysis on difficult projects with tight timing constraints
  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Acoustics, or equivalent experience
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

  • Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
  • Tesla Babies program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program
    Expected Compensation
    $91,600 - $316,800/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

    Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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