Simulation Engineer

Magna International; Ramos Arizpe; Presencial; MXN 420.000 - 660.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cosma International in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, invites a Simulation Engineer to join Magna's production-focused team. You will build static and dynamic models to improve throughput, debottlenecking, and resource planning across Magna production plants, leveraging SIMIO/Siemens workflows.

We seek 3–5 years of experience in manufacturing simulation, strong skills in DOE, Python, MySQL, 2D/3D CAD, and English fluency.

Formación

• Education: Bachelor’s in Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
• Master’s degree preferred for advanced roles.
• 3–5 years of experience in simulation engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Validate and analyze production processes with minimal supervision.
• Build Static and Dynamic Simulation models to improve throughput and bottlenecks.
• Model under-the-roof material flow and layout optimization.
• Develop charts and data-driven reports for KPI improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to validate data and drive cost-benefit decisions.
• Manage project data, procurement, and metadata with minimal supervision.

Conocimientos

SIMIO

Siemens

Operation Patterns

Production Volumes

OEE Concepts

Statistics

Materials Flow

Conveyance Systems

Automotive Assembly

Process Layout

2D CAD

MS Excel

VBA/C#

MySQL

Python

DOE

English Fluent

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree – Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent

Master’s Degree

Herramientas

3D CAD

GD&T

Warehouse configuration

Project planning/management

Descripción del empleo

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What We Offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary

The role of Simulation Engineer combines knowledge about production, material management, data analysis, and process modeling. It is focused on creating static and dynamic simulation models to increase throughput, efficiency, and estimate adequate resource requirements to Magna production plants. The Simulation Engineer is knowledgeable about Discrete-Event/Agent-Based Simulation modeling and analysis, automotive production environment, materials management, and statistical analysis. The Simulation Engineer is capable of developing projects of moderate complexity with minimum supervision while keeping divisional quality, time, and customer satisfaction standards.

Qualifications

Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree – Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.

Education Preferred: Master’s Degree

Years of Experience: 3 to 5 years

Required

• Strong knowledge and practical experience with SIMIO and SIEMENS.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in Manufacturing Operation Patterns
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in estimating production volumes and efficiencies
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Operational Equipment Efficiency (OEE) concepts
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with statistical analyses (descriptive, inferential)
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in material lineside presentation
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in under-the-roof materials flow, conveyance systems
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with automotive assembly processes
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in assembly process design and layout development
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with 2D CAD
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in MS Excel, Macro development (VBA, C#)
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in MySQL or similar
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in Python
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Design of Experiments (DOE)
• English language (fluent speaking/writing/reading)

Preferred

• Strong knowledge and practical experience with 3D CAD, 3D viewers (e.g. Spinfire)
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in GD&T concepts
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in warehouse configuration
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in project planning and project management

Essential Duties

• Validating and analyzing production processes with minimum supervision
• Building Static and Dynamic Simulation models with focus on throughput improvement, de-bottlenecking, buffer optimization, process improvement with minimum supervision
• Building Static and Dynamic Simulation models with focus on under-the-roof material flow, fleet estimation, congestion analysis, layout optimization with minimum supervision
• Building process charts to represent man-machine/process sequences (Cycle Time Charts - CTCs) with minimum supervision
• Troubleshooting complex situations involving multiple variables and conditions with minimum supervision
• Conducting statistical analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with minimum supervision
• Building and analyzing what-if scenarios with focus in KPI improvement with minimum supervision
• Making technical assumptions and offering alternative approaches within a framework of customary practices with minimum supervision
• Interacting with stakeholders from the organization and customer divisions to collect, validate and analyze process data with minimum supervision
• Collecting data (on-site/off-site) to build, calibrate and validate models with minimum supervision
• Making data-driven recommendations related to cost-benefit matters regarding scenarios analyzed
• Building clear, actionable reports with minimum supervision
• Managing project data and meta-data, including procurement, logging, and dealing with unclear/incomplete information with minimum supervision

Travel Requirements

• Travel globally, subject to business needs: up to 25% of work hours

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.

Worker Type

Regular / Permanent

Group

Cosma International