Manufacturing Planning and Simulation Engineer (m/f/d)

The Manufacturing Engineering team is responsible for the planning, commissioning, and acceptance of production equipment across the entire value chain, from catalyst manufacturing to fuel cell system assembly. A key focus lies in the upfront production planning process, including the definition and optimization of machine concepts, production output, and factory layouts.

Key Responsibilities

• You develop and validate production concepts that serve as the central planning basis (Single Source of Truth) for business and workforce planning.
• You perform capacity, resource, and demand analyses for prototype phases and series production and derive well-founded recommendations for action.
• You create and maintain value stream models based on production concepts, material flows, and equipment parameters, ensuring their continuous development and improvement.
• You conduct macro- and micro-simulations to design, evaluate, and optimize production and logistics processes.
• You verify and secure production-relevant parameters for specifications in close collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, and Factory Planning.
• You define and size buffer inventories and derive space requirements for layout and factory planning.
• You analyze and assess the impact of yield, scrap, and waste parameters on production performance, capacity, and value streams.
• You perform simulations, validation studies, and scenario analyses for throughput-related topics and derive effective optimization measures.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• You have successfully completed a university degree in Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable field.
• You bring several years of experience in production planning, production simulation, or value stream analysis within an industrial environment.
• You possess solid expertise in simulation and value stream methodologies, as well as in the design and evaluation of production systems.
• You have extensive experience analyzing material flows, capacity planning, logistics processes, and layout concepts.
• You are proficient in simulation and analysis tools such as Siemens Plant Simulation, AnyLogic, SimVSM, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Visio, or comparable applications.
• You distinguish yourself through strong analytical skills and excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration capabilities when working with Engineering, Logistics, Controlling, and other business functions.
• You are a true team player with a high level of initiative and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• You enjoy working in an international environment and are fluent in both German and English.