Senior Software Simulation Engineer

Overview

AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATION ENGINEER — Fast Growing Automotive EV manufacture is looking for a 100% remote Simulation Engineer to join their team for a 6+ month opportunity.

• Build discrete event simulation models (Flex Sim) for manufacturing and material flow use cases (e.g., inter-shop buffers, ASRS sizing, AGV flows, shop overspeed trade-offs).
• Translate high-level factory requirements (demand, shift pattern, product mix, FPY, MTBF/MTTR) into simulation-ready input assumptions and scenarios.
• Run scenario and sensitivity studies (Experimenter) to:
• Confirm line and shop net JPH vs. targets.
• Quantify overspeed, OPR/TEE, and buffer requirements.
• Evaluate jobs-per-shift (JPS) regularity and risk envelopes.
• Summarize results in clear, decision-focused reports and slide content for ME and program leadership (e.g., options with trade-offs on throughput, risk, and space).
• Collaborate with layout, material flow, and industrial engineering to align DES assumptions with real PORs and constraints.
• Follow DES standards and libraries for model structure, naming, documentation, and handoff.

• 3+ years’ experience in automotive manufacturing engineering (e.g., body, paint, GA, battery, drive unit, or material flow) with direct ownership of discrete event simulation projects.
• Expert-level proficiency with Autodesk Flex Sim.
• Demonstrated experience modeling:
• Multi-line assembly systems with buffers and rework.
• Stochastic behavior (failures, repairs, variability in process times).
• Throughput / capacity and bottleneck analysis.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing KPIs (JPH, JPS, OEE/TEE, MTBF/MTTR, WIP, buffer sizing).
• Ability to clean and structure input data, define scenarios, and explain model limitations and assumptions.
• Strong communication skills: can condense complex simulation logic into concise recommendations for non-simulation stakeholders.