Simulation Engineer

Engineering Industries eXcellence is a dynamic and growing organization, and we are seeking a Simulation Engineer/Consultant!

The Simulation Engineer/Consultant is involved in the successful technical delivery of small and medium sized simulation projects to our customers. The ideal candidate will be involved in all aspects of Plant Simulation from implementation, technical delivery, functional specifications, and supporting site acceptance activities. This candidate will also be responsible for elements of sales support as it relates to technical proposals and demonstrations, marketing strategies, and customer meetings.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

Project Analysis

Driving the elicitation and building of business, functional and technical requirements (e.g. Requirement Specification – URS)

Driving the design specification phase and building the design specification document (e.g. Functional Design Specification)

Project execution:

Work in conjunction with Project Management to create project schedule, identify tasks and assignment to resources

Unique point of contact from the technical team to report on tasks advancement

Capable of delegating work assignments, technical leads may also collaborate with colleagues to identify and repair technical issues

Lead resolution of technical issues, including software development, product releases, and engineering tasks.

Evaluate their team's work processes and best practices and implement changes to streamline operations

Owns the validation process, including building the validation tests (Test Specification/Validation Specification document)

Lead end-user training and Simulation solution acceptance (execution of Functional Acceptance Test and Site Acceptance Test and Site Acceptance Test documentation)

Create service goals for team; ensuring current applications are updated and align with the implementation of new applications and analyzing end users' needs.

Develop & troubleshooting Simulation model and overall supervision of system modifications.

Assist in creating and implementing risk mitigation processes and conduct security/performance audits to determine weaknesses in applications.

Create an inclusive and supportive environment for all personnel within the project team and actively support team members.

Excellent knowledge of SIMULATION SYSTEMS (E.G. Siemens Tecnomatix, Anylogic, Simnio, Flexsim, etc..)

Programming languages (C#, Java, C++, VBA/VBScript, Python)

Knowledge of software release management on multiple environments (e.g. DEV, QA, PROD) including but not limited to handling of pool requests, merge operations, solution building, deployment, unit testing, regression testing

Strong leadership skills to motivate team members and know how to efficiently make important decisions.

Strong leadership skills to oversee personnel and foster collaboration with other organizational departments.

Must display a high degree of adaptability in order to learn new technologies as needed and successfully manage the daily challenges of a technical environment.

Depending on the project or program, Technical Leads can be positioned as Functional Leads – though leaders. Functional Leaders are opinion leaders and the go-to people for Simulation modeling. They are comfortable driving functional discussions in front of our customers, who regards them as trusted sources who move and inspire with innovative ideas. Functional Leaders turn ideas into reality, define the implementation roadmap/strategy with Leads in the customer organization and know to drive solutions to success.

Communicate project processes, progress by interacting with the customers to support customer expectations and support customer adoption

Experience:

Minimum 5-7+ years of experience in engineering and/or manufacturing processes for design and development of products.

Ability to effectively communicate progress, status and issues to internal and external customers.

Ability to obtain and meet Business goals and results

Ability to work independently, as well as on a team.

Proficient with Standard MS Office applications, such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.

Willingness and ability to travel up to 30%

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology or equivalent years of experience (10 +).

Certified PMP is highly preferred.