Sr. Mechanical & Acoustic Engineer

About the role

The Senior Mechanical & Acoustic Engineer is part of the Subject Matter Expert (SME) Engineering team and supports BAC’s New Product Engineering (NPE) organization by applying mechanical engineering expertise in sound, vibration, airflow, fan systems, pump systems, and overall system performance to develop and optimize new products.

Responsibilities

• Lead sound, vibration, fan, pump, and mechanical-system performance work for NPE programs, ensuring technical deliverables are completed on time, on spec, and aligned with product objectives.
• Perform fan selections, pump selections, airflow assessments, acoustic evaluations, and mechanical-system tradeoff studies to optimize product performance, sound, cost, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Support product architecture and design decisions by evaluating how fan type, fan speed, motor selection, inlet/outlet geometry, attenuation, airflow paths, structural features, pump configuration, and other mechanical design choices affect sound, vibration, and overall performance.
• Plan and execute technical portions of multi-stage NPE assignments, including analysis, test planning, data review, design recommendations, documentation, and follow-up actions.
• Analyze sound, vibration, airflow, and mechanical performance data; identify root causes, trends, and improvement opportunities; and translate findings into actionable recommendations for product design teams.
• Collaborate with the R&D Lab and test engineers to define test requirements, instrumentation needs, data collection methods, and acceptance criteria for sound, vibration, fan, pump, and system-level performance testing.
• Support development and validation of analytical methods, selection tools, calculation templates, and design guidelines used by NPE teams for fan, pump, sound, vibration, and mechanical-system decisions.
• Investigate and resolve sound, vibration, fan-system, pump-system, and mechanical performance issues identified during NPE testing, product qualification, field evaluations, or regional engineering support.
• Prepare clear technical reports, presentations, calculations, and recommendations for engineering audiences; communicate technical tradeoffs effectively across design, lab, manufacturing, regional, and leadership stakeholders.
• Provide technical support and guidance to junior engineers and designers, including review of analyses, interpretation of test data, and coaching on sound, vibration, fan, pump, and mechanical-system engineering fundamentals.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of BAC’s sound, vibration, and mechanical performance engineering practices by documenting lessons learned, improving analysis/test methods, and staying current with relevant technologies, standards, and industry practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience with a Bachelor’s degree, including experience supporting product development or mechanical-system performance work.
• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals, including fluid mechanics, acoustics, vibration, rotating equipment, fan laws, pump behavior, system effects, and mechanical power transmission.
• Experience with fan selection, pump selection, airflow system analysis, acoustic analysis, vibration analysis, and interpretation of sound/vibration/performance test data.
• Ability to independently plan and execute multi-stage technical assignments, manage multiple priorities, and achieve target dates and deliverable scope.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to process test data, identify trends, determine root causes, and summarize recommendations in clear technical reports.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with design engineers, test engineers, manufacturing, vendors, and regional engineering teams.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex sound, vibration, and mechanical-system tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Working knowledge of engineering tools such as Excel, Mathcad, MATLAB/Python, acoustic or vibration analysis tools, and CAD/CAE tools; experience with data acquisition and signal processing preferred.
• Familiarity with HVAC, heat rejection equipment, rotating machinery, fans, motors, pumps, belts, drives, and acoustic attenuation preferred.

Benefits

BAC offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401k, employee stock ownership plan, and more.

Pay

BAC Hiring Compensation Range $90,000- $154,100

Schedule

Working hours are the standard BAC schedule, with flexibility as needed to support global teams and project deadlines. Travel, both domestic and international, can be up to 15–20% of the time.