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Senior Optimization Engineer Optimal Inc. - 3.0 Warren, MI Job Details Contract 1 day ago Qualifications Software coding Computational modeling Simulation tools Mechanical design optimization
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Optimization Engineer / Senior Optimization Engineer Seeking a highly motivated engineer or scientist with strong expertise in multi-objective optimization applied to complex engineering problems. This role will focus on developing, implementing, and deploying optimization methods to support engineering design, analysis, and decision-making across multidisciplinary applications. Key Responsibilities Develop and apply multi-objective optimization methods for engineering problems involving tradeoffs among performance, cost, mass, durability, efficiency, or other attributes Build, validate, and improve optimization models for simulation-driven and data-driven engineering applications Formulate engineering problems as mathematical optimization models, including objectives, constraints, and decision variables Use and integrate commercial optimization tools and solvers as well as custom-developed optimization codes Work with cross-functional engineering teams to translate real-world design challenges into robust optimization workflows Analyze Pareto-optimal solutions and provide engineering insights to support decision-making Support model calibration, sensitivity studies, design space exploration, and surrogate/model-reduction approaches where appropriate Document methods, assumptions, and results, and communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders Required Qualifications Master's or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or a related field Strong experience applying multi-objective optimization to engineering problems Experience in optimization model development Experience using commercial optimization software, solvers, or frameworks Strong understanding of mathematical optimization techniques such as gradient-based optimization, nonlinear programming, evolutionary algorithms, surrogate-based optimization, or mixed-integer optimization Experience working with simulation-based engineering tools and computational models Strong programming and problem-solving skills Preferred Qualifications Ph.D. with demonstrated research in engineering optimization or related fields Experience with commercial optimization codes such as CPLEX, Gurobi, modeFRONTIER, HEEDS, LS-OPT, iSight, GT-SUITE optimizer, or similar tools Experience with surrogate modeling, reduced-order modeling, or multi-fidelity optimization Experience in automotive, CAE, crashworthiness, thermal, structural, manufacturing, or multidisciplinary engineering optimization, simulation software such as
LS-DYNA, ABAQUS.
Ability to work in a collaborative environment and influence technical direction across teams Desired Technical Skills Multi-objective optimization and Pareto tradeoff analysis Engineering model formulation and simulation-based optimization Commercial and custom optimization code development Numerical methods, statistics, and design of experiments Python, MATLAB, C++, or similar technical computing languages Familiarity with finite element, multiphysics, or system-level engineering models
