Plant Modelling & Simulation Engineer – Mid Level

Auburn Hills, MI, United States (On‑site)

Contract (7 months 29 days)

Published 21 hours ago

Quality Assurance

MATLAB/SIMULINK

data integration

Dev Ops & CI/CD

cross - functional collaboration

Scripting & Automation

data modeling tools

We are seeking a Plant Modeling and Simulation Engineer to develop, validate, and maintain high-quality plant models supporting XIL, virtual validation, and system integration activities. This role focuses on building scalable, reusable models across multiple vehicle domains and ensuring alignment with system-level requirements and verification workflows.

The engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams including system design, architecture, controls, and testing organizations to enable efficient virtual development and validation using model-based techniques.

This role is ideal for engineers who:

Enjoy deep technical work in modeling and simulation

Want to contribute to system-level development and validation

Are building toward technical leadership or system architecture roles

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain 0D/1D plant models representing physical systems (e.g., propulsion, chassis, ADAS, infotainment).

Ensure models meet appropriate fidelity levels depending on development phase (concept, design, integration, validation).

Perform model validation and correlation against requirements and test data.

Support model reduction and optimization for simulation efficiency.

Model-Based Development Support:

Integrate plant models into XIL workflows and environments.

Support virtual testing, requirement validation, and system verification activities.

Collaborate with controls and system engineers to ensure alignment between plant models and control strategies.

Contribute to continuous integration pipelines for model development and validation.

Work with:

System and functional design teams

Architecture and simulation framework teams

Testing and validation teams

Suppliers and tool vendors

Ensure plant models:

Are compatible with simulation platforms

Support cross-domain integration

Enable efficient data exchange and reuse

Model Quality & Governance

Follow established modeling best practices and standards

Quality checks and validation processes

Maintain:

Version control and configuration management

Support initiatives to improve:

Model fidelity and performance

Reusability and scalability

Contribute to tool evaluation, benchmarking, and process enhancements

Mandatory

Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

A minimum of 3 years of experience in plant modeling, simulation, or V&V environments

Strong understanding of Model-Based Development (MBD) and virtual testing methods

Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or similar modeling tools

Knowledge of physical system modeling (0D/1D)

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Knowledge of CI/CD tools and methods

Experience in one scripting language

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in automotive OEM

Familiarity with xIL environments (MIL/SIL/HIL)

Understanding of automotive V&V processes and standards

Experience with:

Model validation and correlation

Variant/configuration management

Version control systems

Domain experience in:

Propulsion

ADAS

Chassis

Infotainment

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $19.42/hour - $30.34/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

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