Remote Senior Simulation Engineer (Discrete-Event)

Belcan Corporation; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 56,481 - 74,390; Part time

Job summary

Belcan Corporation's Factory Design & Simulation team in Lansing, MI, is seeking a contract Senior Software Simulation Engineer 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 with Body, GA, Paint, Battery, Drive Unit, and Material Flow teams to validate capacity, size buffers,

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in automotive manufacturing engineering with discrete event simulation projects.
• Expert-level proficiency with Autodesk FlexSim.
• Modeling multiline assembly systems with buffers and rework.
• Understanding manufacturing KPIs such as 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 to condense complex simulation logic for nonsimulation stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build discrete event simulation models (FlexSim preferred) for manufacturing and material flow in Normal.
• Translate factory requirements into simulation input assumptions and scenarios.
• Run scenario and sensitivity studies to validate line targets and bottlenecks.
• Summarize results in clear, decision-focused reports and slides for leadership.
• Collaborate with layout, material flow, and industrial engineering to align DES assumptions with real PORs and constraints.
• Follow DES standards and libraries for model structure, naming, documentation, and handoff.

Skills

Discrete event simulation

Manufacturing engineering

Communication skills

Tools

Autodesk FlexSim

FlexScript

C++

Python

Job description

Belcan Corporation's Factory Design & Simulation team in Lansing, MI, is seeking a contract Senior Software Simulation Engineer 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 with Body, GA, Paint, Battery, Drive Unit, and Material Flow teams to validate capacity, size buffers,