Plant Modeling and Simulation Engineer

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Key Responsibilities

Plant Model Development Develop and maintain 0D/1D plant models representing physical systems (e.g., propulsion, chassis, ADAS, infotainment).

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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

Responsibilities

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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

Requirements

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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