Plant Modeling and Simulation Engineer

We are seeking a Plant Modeling and Simulation Engineer to develop, validate, and maintain high-quality plant models supporting XIL, virtual validation, and system integration activities. This role focuses on building scalable, reusable models across multiple vehicle domains and ensuring alignment with system-level requirements and verification workflows.

The engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams including system design, architecture, controls, and testing organizations to enable efficient virtual development and validation using model-based techniques.

This role is ideal for engineers who:

• Enjoy deep technical work in modeling and simulation
• Want to contribute to system-level development and validation
• Are building toward technical leadership or system architecture roles

Key Responsibilities:

Plant Model Development

• Develop and maintain 0D/1D plant models representing physical systems (e.g., propulsion, chassis, ADAS, infotainment).
• Ensure models meet appropriate fidelity levels depending on development phase (concept, design, integration, validation).
• Perform model validation and correlation against requirements and test data.
• Support model reduction and optimization for simulation efficiency.

Model-Based Development Support

• Integrate plant models into XIL workflows and environments.
• Support virtual testing, requirement validation, and system verification activities.
• Collaborate with controls and system engineers to ensure alignment between plant models and control strategies.
• Contribute to continuous integration pipelines for model development and validation.

Collaboration & Integration

• Work with:
• System and functional design teams
• Architecture and simulation framework teams
• Testing and validation teams
• Suppliers and tool vendors
• Ensure plant models:
• Are compatible with simulation platforms
• Support cross-domain integration
• Enable efficient data exchange and reuse

Model Quality & Governance

• Follow established modeling best practices and standards
• Participate in:
• Model reviews
• Quality checks and validation processes
• Maintain:
• Model documentation
• Version control and configuration management

Continuous Improvement

• Support initiatives to improve:
• Model fidelity and performance
• Reusability and scalability
• Simulation efficiency
• Contribute to tool evaluation, benchmarking, and process enhancements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in plant modeling, simulation, or V&V environments
• Strong understanding of Model-Based Development (MBD) and virtual testing methods
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or similar modeling tools
• Knowledge of physical system modeling (0D/1D)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools and methods
• Experience in one scripting language

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in automotive OEM
• Familiarity with xIL environments (MIL/SIL/HIL)
• Understanding of automotive V&V processes and standards
• Experience with:
• Model validation and correlation
• Variant/configuration management
• Version control systems
• Domain experience in:
• Propulsion
• ADAS
• Chassis
• Infotainment

Key Competencies:

• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Attention to detail and commitment to model quality
• Adaptability to Agile development environments

Salaried Employee Benefits (US, Non-Represented)