Senior Software Simulation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Simulation Engineer
Location: Lansing, MI
Zip Code: 48341
Duration: 6 Months
Pay Rate: $41.08 - $54.34/hr.
Keyword's: #Lansingjobs; #SoftwareSimulationEngineerjobs;
Start Date: Immediate
*Remote Role*

We provide a competitive pay and benefits package. This position is offering a pay range of $41.08 - $54.34/hr. however, Belcan considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

Role Summary
Our Client's Factory Design & Simulation team is seeking a contract Simulation Engineer (DES) to support early manufacturing engineering and throughput architecture for the R2 ramp in Normal.
This role focuses on building and analyzing discrete event simulation models to guide factory and line design decisions before RFQ and detailed design.
You will work closely with Body, GA, Paint, Battery, Drive Unit, and Material Flow teams to validate capacity, size buffers, and identify bottlenecks impacting R2 launch and ramp in Normal.

Key responsibilities
- Build discrete event simulation models (FlexSim preferred) for manufacturing and material flow use cases in Normal (e.g., intershop buffers, ASRS sizing, AGV flows, shop overspeed tradeoffs).
- Translate highlevel factory requirements (demand, shift pattern, product mix, FPY, MTBF/MTTR) into simulationready input assumptions and scenarios.
- Run scenario and sensitivity studies (Experimenter) to:
- Confirm line and shop net JPH vs. targets.
- Quantify overspeed, OPR/TEE, and buffer requirements.
- Evaluate jobspershift (JPS) regularity and risk envelopes.
- Summarize results in clear, decisionfocused reports and slide content for ME and program leadership (e.g., options with tradeoffs on throughput, risk, and space).
- Collaborate with layout, material flow, and industrial engineering to align DES assumptions with real PORs and constraints.
- Follow Client's DES standards and libraries for model structure, naming, documentation, and handoff.

Required qualifications
- 3+ years experience in automotive manufacturing engineering (e.g., body, paint, GA, battery, drive unit, or material flow) with direct ownership of discrete event simulation projects.
- Expertlevel proficiency with Autodesk FlexSim
- Demonstrated experience modeling:
- Multiline assembly systems with buffers and rework.
- Stochastic behavior (failures, repairs, variability in process times).
- 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 nonsimulation stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications
- 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).

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, colour, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.