Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Blue Chip Talent is seeking an experienced Simulation Engineer to support manufacturing system design, capacity planning, and production optimization in a large-scale automotive manufacturing environment. The role develops Discrete Event Simulation models with Autodesk FlexSim, evaluates throughput and bottlenecks, and provides data-driven recommendations for factory layout, line design, material flow, and capacity planning.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Discrete Event Simulation (DES) models using Autodesk FlexSim
- Model complex automotive manufacturing and material flow systems, including:
- Assembly and production lines
- Inter-process and inter-shop buffers
- ASRS systems
- AGV / automated material movement
- Rework loops and production constraints
- Convert manufacturing inputs such as production demand, shift schedules, product mix, cycle times, FPY, MTBF, and MTTR into realistic simulation scenarios
- Run scenario, sensitivity, and what-if analyses to evaluate manufacturing performance
- Analyze JPH, JPS, OEE/TEE, WIP, capacity, buffer requirements, bottlenecks, and overall throughput
- Determine the impact of equipment reliability, process variability, downtime, and production constraints
- Support early factory layout, line design, material flow, and capacity planning decisions
- Present simulation findings, risks, and recommendations to engineering and manufacturing stakeholders
- Partner with Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Factory Layout, and Material Flow teams
Skills
- ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE ON OUR W2
- CANDIDATES NEED TO BE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES
- 3+ years of automotive manufacturing or closely related manufacturing engineering experience
- Demonstrated ownership of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) projects
- Advanced hands-on experience with Autodesk FlexSim
- Experience modeling complex manufacturing environments involving:
- Multiple production lines
- Buffers and WIP
- Equipment downtime and repair
- Process variability
- Rework
- Production constraints and bottlenecks
- Strong understanding of manufacturing metrics including JPH, JPS, OEE/TEE, MTBF, MTTR, WIP, FPY, and buffer sizing
- Ability to organize and analyze manufacturing data for use in simulation models
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate simulation results into actionable engineering recommendations
- FlexScript, Python, or C++
- Greenfield manufacturing / factory design
- New production line launches or major capacity expansions
- Automotive manufacturing
- Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related background
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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