Automation Simulation Engineer

Job Responsibilities

The Simulation Engineer for fulfillment cooperates with proposal (pre-sales) and engineering resources to design, propose and verify throughput simulation that a certain robotized automatic cell or line respects the requirements.

The Simulation Engineer for fulfillment shows knowledge in the area of logistics, fulfillment, packaging, palletizing/depalletizing and correlated areas. Knowledge in cycle time and process optimization is also preferred.

Main areas of responsibilities are:

• Participates in the proposal (pre-sales) phase in designing the best automation solution supporting proposal engineers, sales and business development.
• Programs robots offline in a simulation environment to verify reach, accessibility, collision avoidance and cycle time of a solution.
• Provides the team with a precise estimation of the cycle time and robot movements for an automatic cell.
• Supports the team in developing improved manufacturing processes to achieve the required production output.
• Supports the component selection (e.g., robots, 7th axis slides, conveyors, buffers, robotic end-effectors).
• Defines human and robotic operations in a semi-automatic or automatic cell/line.
• Verifies throughput discrete event simulation (DES) the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposal solution whether in the proposal phase or in a more advanced engineering phase.
• Effectively use historical data analysis for DES model inputs
• Performs data collection, data analysis, and preparation of model specifications.
• Collect existing manufacturing process and system performance data based on project needs
• Develops and/or updates computer-based simulation models of material handling systems
• Setups and administers simulation scenarios and experiment statistical run.
• Performs, presents, and interprets simulation results to Comau colleagues.

Do you have what it takes?

Knowledge Skills

Required:

• Experience with robot simulation software for robot programming and cycle time estimation (e.g., Process Simulate, Delmia, Visual Components, Gazebo)
• Experience with 3D CAD design software (e.g., Solidworks, NX, CATIA).
• Knowledge of material handling processes (e.g., robotic grasping, conveying, storage).
• Experience with layout authoring of automatic solutions proposals.
• Very good understanding of Office suites (e.g., Microsoft office, Google Workspace)

Preferred:

• Experience in Discrete Event Simulation (DES) software (e.g., Plant Simulation or FlexSim)
• Very good understanding on data and statistical analysis
• Experience with programming languages (e.g., Python, C/C++, VBA, Blockly)
• Knowledge of other process technologies (e.g., fastening, adhesive placement, welding, riveting)
• Experience with online robot programming using robot languages.

Qualifications

• Education :
• Bachelor of engineering degree, or equivalent degree in technical subjects.
• Masters degree in technical subjects desirable.

• Previous experiences
• Experience in the automation and robotics sector.
• Experience in the fulfillment (logistics, material handling, palletizing) sector.