Position Overview
Navistar is a manufacturer of commercial trucks, buses, defense vehicles and engines. Wherever ingenuity drives global markets, you'll find us taking the lead. We believe the world is propelled forward by new ideas, brave inventors and bold thinkers. That's why we're driven to deliver a better future with strong products, sound values and solutions for a changing world.
The Engineer will spend the majority of time listening for unwanted sounds, both inside and out for noise, vibration and harshness, or NVH of our vehicles. This can include, but not limited to humming, vibrations, wind whistles, or tire and road noise.
Responsibilities includes, but are not limited to:
Perform complex analytical simulations to evaluate driveline noise and vibration performance
Support the set-up of measurement systems and the design of data analysis tools and procedures during the Proof-Of-Concept phase
Provide technical guidance to perform appropriate component & full vehicle testing includes benchmarking of competitor products
Interface with Chassis engineering community assess the risk of the proposed concepts and develop plans to manage it through virtual and physical test activities
Meet timing & budget constraints whilst achieving the vehicle, systems and component targets
Perform root cause analysis of issues detected in products released or under development, implement lessons learnt on subsequent products
Perform correlation activities to align the simulation models with physical test data
Provide inputs in creating Vehicle Performance Requirements based on Voice of Customer, implement plan to execute and deliver
Basic Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology
At least 2 years of experience in product design/development
OR
Master’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology
Additional Requirements
Qualified candidates, excluding current Navistar employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. Navistar does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)
Desired Skills
Operational Testing, Transfer Function Testing, Modal Testing. Vehicle Level NVH testing
Experience in NVH methodology, standards, procedures and acceptance criteria development, noise reduction strategies and treatments, advanced NVH testing, transfer path analysis in addition to noise source quantification
A minimum of 2 to 5 years of industrial or academic experience with powertrain/vehicle testing and/or NVH optimization, preferably both
Ability to understand Engineering direction and provide design concepts accordingly
Good knowledge of validation, verification and testing process
Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
Excellent Communication Skills – both written and verbal
Lisle, IL
Navistar International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells commercial and military trucks, diesel engines, school and commercial buses, and service parts for trucks and diesel engines worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Truck, Parts, Global Operations, and Financial Services. It manufactures and distributes Class 4 through 8 trucks and buses in the common carrier, private carrier, government, leasing, construction, energy/petroleum, military vehicle, and student and commercial transportation markets under the International and IC brands; and designs, engineers, and produces sheet metal components, including truck cabs and engines. The company also provides customers with proprietary products needed to support the International commercial and military truck, IC bus, and engine lines, as well as other product lines; and a selection of other standard truck, trailer, and engine aftermarket parts.
In addition, it manufactures and distributes mid-range diesel engines, as well as provides customers with additional engine offerings in the agriculture, marine, genset, and light truck markets; sells engines to original equipment manufacturers (OEM) for various on-and-off-road applications; and offers contract manufacturing services under the MWM brand to OEMs for the assembly of their engines. Further, the company provides retail, wholesale, and lease financing of products of its trucks and parts, as well as financing for wholesale and retail accounts receivable.
It markets its commercial products through an independent dealer network, as well as through distribution and service network retail outlets; and its reconditioned used trucks to owner-operators and fleet buyers through its network of used truck dealers. As of October 31, 2018, it had approximately 727 outlets in the United States and Canada, and 89 outlets in Mexico. Navistar International Corporation was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.