Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test & validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.
The CoreSim team develops and maintains vehicle and composite model simulation applications to support both Pratt Miller internal programs and customers.
OVERVIEW:
The Simulation & Application Support Engineer will help develop and maintain leading-edge vehicle simulation and analysis products. These products include Dymola based multi-body modeling libraries and simulation software featuring vehicle and subsystem models for desktop simulations and XiL applications, standard and high-performance vehicle dynamics experiments, systems based composite model simulation, and vehicle dynamics analysis capabilities. The Simulation & Application Support Engineer will also interact with Pratt Miller customers and internal programs to support these simulation products.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & SKILLS:
Typical responsibilities include but are not limited to all of the following:
Simulation Model Development & Support
- Interact with customers and Pratt Miller internal programs to develop requirements for vehicle & subsystem models
- Develop and maintain vehicle and subsystem models, experiments, and analysis techniques to sustain a high level of quality and simulation capability
- Complete correlation and validation efforts of the vehicle and subsystem models
- Provide vehicle dynamics and simulation subject matter expertise to internal engineers as well as customers
Simulation Application Design & Support
- Integrate and maintain the simulation model and experiments in the simulation application environment
- Interface with customers and Pratt Miller internal programs to support the Simulation Application products
- Capture and anticipate feedback, requirements, and business needs and communicate these to development team
- Assist with the design of new product features acting as the voice of the customer
- Participate in regular product testing to ensure the development and release of high-quality software
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:
- BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering
- At least 5 years professional or academic experience in automotive engineering and simulation
Required Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience in the development and application of vehicle simulation toolsets
- Solid vehicle dynamics background
- Solid vehicle simulation background
- Experience with vehicle analysis methods
- Experience with multi-body simulation tools
- Proficiency with MATLAB and/or Python
- Ability to work independently and move projects forward with little direction
- Willingness to independently learn and embrace new concepts
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills for communicating with other Pratt & Miller Engineering team members and customers
- Attention to detail
- Drive for quality
- Strong work ethic
Preferred Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
- Vehicle development experience using full-vehicle simulation, high-performance vehicle development a plus
- Experience with structured software development practices
- Proficiency with simulation development in Dymola and/or Modelica
- Experience with systems engineering and system simulation
- Proficiency with C, C++, and/or C#
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
- Long hours may be required
- Stress may occur periodically
- Limited amounts of travel may be required
Expected Hours of Work:
- Minimum of 40 hrs/week, 8 hrs/day
Pratt Miller is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.