Sr. Software Simulation Engineer

Premier Staffing Solution • Pontiac, MI

17h

About The Position

This role involves leveraging expertise in discrete event simulation to support automotive manufacturing engineering. The engineer will be responsible for developing and utilizing simulation models to analyze and optimize manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in automotive manufacturing engineering (e.g., body, paint, GA, battery, drive unit, or material flow).
• Direct ownership of discrete event simulation projects.
• Expert-level proficiency with Autodesk FlexSim.
• Demonstrated experience modeling multi-line assembly systems with buffers and rework.
• Demonstrated experience modeling stochastic behavior (failures, repairs, variability in process times).
• Demonstrated experience in 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.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with FlexScript / C++ / Python for custom logic and tooling in DES.
• Prior work on greenfield factory design or major capacity upgrades (launch and ramp).

Responsibilities

• Direct ownership of discrete event simulation projects within automotive manufacturing.
• Modeling multi-line assembly systems with buffers and rework.
• Modeling stochastic behavior including failures, repairs, and process time variability.
• Conducting throughput/capacity and bottleneck analysis.
• Cleaning and structuring input data.
• Defining simulation scenarios.
• Explaining model limitations and assumptions.
• Communicating complex simulation logic into concise recommendations for non-simulation stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed