Digital Factory Engineer

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Digital Factory Engineer

Our client in Georgetown, KY is looking for a Digital Factory Engineer. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

Our Client is building the future of mobility through innovation, collaboration, and digital transformation. Their Digital Factory initiative is central to this mission—leveraging emerging technologies to streamline production engineering and manufacturing processes. They're looking for diverse, talented team members who want to grow and challenge what's possible with them.

Our Client's Digital Factory Accelerator Team is seeking a dedicated and highly motivated Digital Factory Engineer. This role is crucial for advancing digital factory processes and will support the department's objective to deliver innovative, sustainable, and scalable solutions for digital factory preparation and simulation.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop and improve digital factory methods and workflows.
• 2D/3D Layout coordination and workflow improvements.
• 2D/3D Simulation workflow development and improvements.
• Follow company policies and procedures.
• Occasional duties.
• Data processing for point cloud registration.

Basics:

• Four Year Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in vehicle engineering, CAD systems, manufacturing systems, or digital factory technologies.
• Support implementation of the digital factory roadmap for PE/MFG data and process digitalization.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (ex: Production Engineering, OneTech) and technology partners (ex: Autodesk, Dassault) to integrate digital tools into existing workflows.
• Lead use case development for reality capture, XR visualization, and 3D model federation.
• Create and maintain standard processes and data governance policies.
• Support cross-functional teams in implementing digital factory solutions.
• Communicate KPIs and strategic updates to leadership. Proven track record in project management and technology evaluation.

Preferred:

• Experience in process optimization and new process development.
• Understanding of process optimization for automotive and industrial sectors.
• Understanding of cloud architecture or cloud computing.
• Planning and install experience for new equipment.
• Familiarity with Our Client’s Business Practices and manufacturing CAD systems.
• Experience with point cloud data and XR visualization.
• Background in new model development and production engineering.

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business "First"
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration.

At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world's most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer's toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair's history demonstrates a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.