Manufacturing Engineer

Belcan is a company focused on engineering solutions, and they are seeking a Simulation Engineer to build discrete event simulation models for manufacturing and material flow. The role involves translating factory requirements into simulation scenarios, running studies, and summarizing results for decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Build discrete event simulation models (FlexSim preferred) for manufacturing and material flow use cases in Normal (e.g., inter shop buffers, ASRS sizing, AGV flows, shop overspeed trade offs)
• Translate high level factory requirements (demand, shift pattern, product mix, FPY, MTBF/MTTR) into simulation ready 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 jobs per shift (JPS) regularity and risk envelopes
• Summarize results in clear, decision focused reports and slide content for ME and program leadership (e.g., options with trade offs on throughput, risk, and space)
• Collaborate with layout, material flow, and industrial engineering to align DES assumptions with real PORs and constraints
• Follow Client DES standards and libraries for model structure, naming, documentation, and handoff

Requirements:

• 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
• Expert level proficiency with Autodesk FlexSim
• Demonstrated experience modeling: Multi line 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 non simulation stakeholders
• 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)