Remote DES Simulation Engineer: FlexSim Factory Ops

Dexian; California (MI); On-site; USD 70,257 - 71,635; Full time

Job summary

Dexian is seeking a Senior Software Simulation Engineer to support manufacturing engineering and factory design through Discrete Event Simulation (DES). The role focuses on building and analyzing FlexSim models to evaluate capacity, throughput, bottlenecks, buffers, and material flow.

Collaboration with manufacturing, material flow, layout, and industrial engineering teams will align models with real-world requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience building DES models in FlexSim.
• Ability to translate factory requirements into simulation inputs.
• Experience analyzing throughput and bottlenecks.
• Ability to prepare clear reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Build DES models using FlexSim for manufacturing and material flow processes.
• Translate factory requirements such as demand, shifts, product mix, FPY, MTBF, MTTR into simulation inputs.
• Run scenario and sensitivity analyses using FlexSim Experimenter.
• Analyze throughput, JPH/JPS, OEE/TEE, bottlenecks, overspeed, buffers, and capacity.
• Evaluate material flow systems including AGVs, ASRS, and intershop buffers.
• Identify production risks and recommend solutions to improve throughput and efficiency.
• Prepare clear reports and presentations summarizing simulation results, risks, and tradeoffs for engineering and leadership teams.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, material flow, layout, and industrial engineering teams to align simulation models with real-world requirements.
• Follow established DES modeling standards, libraries, documentation, and handoff procedures.

Skills

FlexSim

Discrete Event Simulation

Simulation modeling

Data analysis

Manufacturing process understanding

Tools

FlexSim Experimenter

Job description

Dexian is seeking a Senior Software Simulation Engineer to support manufacturing engineering and factory design through Discrete Event Simulation (DES). The role focuses on building and analyzing FlexSim models to evaluate capacity, throughput, bottlenecks, buffers, and material flow.

Collaboration with manufacturing, material flow, layout, and industrial engineering teams will align models with real-world requirements.