Senior Simulation Engineer (Hybrid)

Target • Minneapolis, MN

1d • $87,000 - $187,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Simulation Engineer working in the Design Engineering team will apply simulation to model, validate and optimize world class supply chain automation projects that will result in an enhanced Target Guest experience by increasing the speed and accuracy of processing goods through Target’s internal supply chain. This position will report to the Director of Design Engineering. The Sr. Simulation Engineer will collaborate with design, automation and visualization engineers; multiple internal stakeholders and external suppliers to develop simulation models at the appropriate level of detail, acquire and develop datasets from internal and external data sources, validate sub-system performance using the model as a proxy, and leverage model experimentation to accommodate changes during firm engineering. This position will be located in Minneapolis, MN or Sunnyvale, CA and will work collaboratively and under the supervision of Lead & Principal Engineers to model, validate and improve designs for workstations, work cells, and sub-systems in the Target Supply Chain.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Systems Engineering
• 3+ years of combined experience in material handling, automation, manufacturing, supply chain and/or distribution and logistics industries, or an Advanced degree in Engineering
• Analytical and organizational skills to effectively operate in a technical role within a large corporation.
• Demonstrated ability to concurrently manage multiple aspects of a project in a highly variable and uncertain environment
• Proficiency in building and running material flow and discrete-event simulation models using 2D/3D commercial software
• Basic working knowledge of data related activities, such as, mining, organizing, cleansing and reporting
• Ability to leverage Excel, data visualization, statistical modeling and design of experiments to communicate results
• Effectively communicate at all organizational levels.
• Solves problems utilizing expertise and technical skills under conditions of ambiguity and possibility of lack of data
• Ability to travel up to 15% (varies by project phase)

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of material handling systems in a manufacturing or distribution system environment
• Knowledge of material flow methodologies including sequencing, kitting, repack, etc.
• Knowledge of lean, six sigma, & other continuous improvement concepts & methodologies

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate understanding of complex mechanical systems/designs and material flow across various inbound and outbound processes in a warehouse.
• Validate performance of complex modular material flow systems using advanced computer-aided technologies such as discrete-event simulation and material flow analysis.
• Determine modeling scope and establish timelines & milestones to complete projects successfully.
• Identify input data requirements and develop multiple datasets necessary for running models.
• Build simulation models that range in size from individual work cells to fully functional warehouse sub-systems and connect them into over-arching systems.
• Analyze big data output from models, interpret results, document and communicate results to cross-functional partner teams.
• Collaborate effectively across all internal and external stakeholders including vendors, internal engineering teams, operations & facility teams.
• Develop, implement and sustain simulation standards to reduce project completion times by enabling consistency in modeling and analytics.

Benefits

• comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees