Mechanical Engineer, Noise & Vibrations

Our mission to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world allows our employees to be thinkers and tinkerers, designers and doers, creators and number crunchers, makers of things they love. As we continue to grow, we are excited to add an enthusiastic, driven entry level Mechanical Engineer, Noise & Vibrations to join the R&D group within SharkNinja Engineering. This team member will participate in supporting product teams in evaluating and analyzing noise and vibration issues in new and innovative products, as well as designing and offering solutions for creating 5-star, quality sounding products. We’re seeking a strong mechanical/acoustic engineer with a passion for sound quality and an eagerness to make meaningful impacts in people’s lives.

Here are some of the EXCITING things you’ll get to do:

· Assist in acoustic and vibrational testing of a wide variety of consumer products

· Analyze acoustic and vibration frequency spectra to identify and localize noise sources and identify source characteristics

· Perform psychoacoustic analysis of our products, calculate sound quality metrics, and work within our multi-disciplinary product development teams to create meaningful performance indicators that relate to consumer perception of sound

· Integrate with other engineering and product development teams to help review designs and offer insights into noise performance

· Design, implement, build prototypes, and test solutions to various noise and vibration issues – follow your designs and recommendations through to their implementation

· Work within the R&D team to lead the research of novel noise reduction and control techniques

· Report out findings to product development and other engineering teams

· Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within SharkNinja for the areas of acoustics and vibration

· Engage with external SMEs with specialized experience to support your objectives

ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS:

· Strong knowledge of mechanical engineering, physical acoustics, psychoacoustic, and noise control principles (sound pressure/power/intensity, wave propagation, acoustic filters, absorption, transmission loss, resonance, human response to noise, etc.)

· Strong fundamentals of basic vibrating systems and how modifications of different parameters affect the resulting response

· Knowledge of conventional noise reduction/control solutions and measurement techniques

· Exposure to improving sound quality from sources such as motors, impellers, pumps, and drive systems (gears, belts).

· Experience with vibroacoustic data acquisition software (LMS/Simcenter Testlab preferred, but ArtemiS SUITE, B&K PULSE, or similar is acceptable)

· Proven 3D CAD modelling skills (CREO, SolidWorks, etc.)

· Fluent in MATLAB

Minimum Qualifications

· BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, or similar

· Coursework and side projects in engineering acoustics or 1+ years of experience in the field of acoustics

· Critical listener with great hearing over the audible frequency range

· Act as a creative and quick thinker, being able to offer meaningful ideas and handle multiple workstreams simultaneously

· Passionate about the intersection between sound and engineering and improving the quality of people’s lives through quality sounding, 5-star products.

This position will be onsite in Needham, MA five days per week.