Simulation Engineer

Summary:

The Simulation Discrete Event Engineer Estimate process capability and improve its efficiency by utilizing discrete event simulations techniques in conjunction with reliability and down time models of tooling/equipment.

Experience

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; smell; use hands, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
  • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
  • Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (B. S.) from a four-year college or university required; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Meet with project engineers and managers to: understand customer requirements and get process description and data.
  • Develop: tooling reliability models to estimate tooling downtime for use in the analysis. And discrete event process models to simulate the process flow and the stochastic nature of equipment down time.
  • Run simulation models and use statistical sampling techniques to estimate process throughput.
  • Employ DOE techniques or iterative simulations to identify significant factors and bottlenecks that influence process performance.
  • Present the study to management and customers and suggest means to improve efficiency and/or achieve process targets.
  • Ensure the process analysis is communicated in an effective manner so that its recommendations are accounted in the simultaneous engineering of the process.
  • Employ the feedback received for continuous refinement of the process model as part of simultaneous engineering.
  • Be willing for occasional short/extended travel to customer sites.
  • Understand and follow safety & environmental regulations and identify safety/environmental concerns in client Facilities as well as in the Customer’s facilities.
  • Adhere to the Quality System and participate in continuous improvement.
  • Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.

Other Information

Req is for a Throughput Simulation Engineer/Discrete Event Simulation Engineering with automotive and/or material flow experience. The term is 9 months to a year. Candidate needs to have experience with Siemens software; “Plant Sim”.

Job Location: Stering Hts.