Material Flow Simulation Engineer

Job Description

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Work Arrangement

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid.  This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, Michigan three times per week.  This may change in the future.

The Role

This individual will be responsible for throughput analysis and simulation of material delivery systems and vehicles for current and new Vehicle programs throughout all phases of the Global Vehicle Development Process.  This individual will collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering centers in the design and optimization of current and future manufacturing systems and will support plants in throughput improvement initiatives.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

• Implement simulation deliverables for assigned new/major vehicle programs.
• Run analyses & experiments, interpret results, and generate standard reports, including results and potential improvements
• Respond to material flow simulation pulls from assigned manufacturing facilities
• Support ME optimization and continuous improvement initiatives
• Extract necessary inputs from Manufacturing Planning & Engineering documents
• Coordinate with MSIE, GA, Conveyor, IE and Material organizations
• Utilize and contribute to the improvement of standardized work and lessons learned
• Deliver results to customers
• Interface with Execution and Process Leads to support total plant throughput strategy
• Interface with Execution and Process teams to validate & update Data Sets
• Support development & refinement of station level data
• Occasional travel (5-10%)

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 2+ years of engineering or manufacturing experience
• 2+ years of experience with discrete event simulation
• Familiarity with Theory of Constraints
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in vehicle assembly manufacturing facilities
• Experience with CDraw2 or Siemens Plant Simulation software
• Experience with the Throughput Improvement Process, methods and tools
• Experience applying Theory of Constraints to improve manufacturing processes
• Experience with discrete event simulation software
• Experience writing code in VBA or Siemens Plant Simulation SimTalk
• Experience with statistical analysis of data sets

This role may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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