Simulation Engineer

Hitachi

. Work with customers, sales, and engineering teams to develop solutions requiring simulations.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeLake Orion • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with customers, sales, and engineering teams to develop solutions requiring simulations.
Work with the Application Engineers if simulations are needed in proposals.
Balance project priority and cross-business unit work.
Initiate, facilitate and cultivate external relationships and partnerships.
Build processes and retain relationships to share simulation capabilities, processes and knowledge across all JR Automation companies and business units.
Adhere to JR Automation and Simulation Engineering standards and processes.
Maintain the quality, respectability, and professionalism that JR Automation requires.
Perform robotic reach & cycle time studies.
Perform system throughput studies.
Work with the design teams to validate tooling, layout, and robot selection.
Provide engineering teams with robot paths, OLPs and data.
Produce simulation videos and images.
Professionally present the simulation and findings to the team and customer.
Develop simulations for virtual commissioning, including digital twins.
Develop advanced simulation tools.
Develop simulation standards, processes, models, and scripts/control.
Provide high quality realistic imaging and 3D animation videos for marketing.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 3+ years of direct experience with robotics, preferably within the industrial automation or comparable industry.
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Software engineering preferred.
Experience with robotic and/or discrete simulation software preferred, software such as:
o RobotStudio
o RoboGuide
o Visual Components
o Emulate3D
o Process Simulate
o Plant Simulate
Industrial robotic automated work cell design experience.
Ability to experiment while reviewing concepts, think out-of-the-box, and providing solutions.
Strong logical and critical thinking.
Programming experience is preferred.
Strong mechanical aptitude with a focus on safety and quality.
Time management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects/initiatives with varying priorities.
Some travel required and willingness to commit to extended travel periods for project-based work, training, sales events, and conferences.
Some international traveling could be required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Hard Skills & Tools

roboticssimulation softwarerobotic reach studiescycle time studiessystem throughput studiesrobot pathsOLPs3D animationdigital twinsadvanced simulation tools

Soft Skills

critical thinkingtime managementproblem solvingcommunicationrelationship buildingproject managementcreativitycollaborationprofessionalismadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Industrial EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering