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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Manager, System Modeling & Design Simulation - **Company:** Symbotic LLC - **Location:** Wilmington, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Program Optimization, Discrete Event Simulation, Systems Analysis, Robotic Automation Software, Optimization Algorithms, Modeling and Simulation, Data Analytics - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-manager-system-modeling-and-design-simulation-wilmington-ma-usa-58857777 ## About the Role will products * Develop discrete-event, operational, and system-level simulations * Partner with architecture, controls, mechanical, and software teams to optimize design alternatives * Establish quantitative methodologies and predictive models to improve decision-making Tasks * 8+ years in system simulation, modeling, operations research, robotics, controls, or related disciplines * 3+ years of engineering management experience * Experience managing teams of 5-10 engineers * Strong background in mathematical modeling, optimization, simulation, and systems analysis * Experience with design trade studies, capacity planning, or operational simulation * Knowledge of discrete-event simulation, control systems, optimization techniques, statistics, and analytical methods * Experience translating simulation outputs into engineering and business decisions * Excellent communication and leadership skills Key requirements * medical, dental, vision * disability * 401K * PTO * travel aaaaaaaaaaah _ up to 10% * corporate credit card program ## Description Experteer Overview As Senior Manager, you will lead the System Modeling & Design Simulation organization to enable data-driven design decisions. You will mentor a 5-10 person team and drive strategies for mathematical modeling and simulation that forecast performance of robotic systems. You will partner across architecture, controls, mechanical and software teams to optimize product concepts and reduce risk. This is a chance to shape next-gen warehouse automation with measurable impact on delivery speed and efficiency. Compensation / Benefits * Define and execute strategy for system modeling, engineering simulation, and design optimization * Develop mathematical models of robotic systems, workflows, and operational processes * Lead creation of simulation tools to evaluate future product architectures * Build capabilities for throughput analysis, capacity planning, system optimization, and performance forecasting * Drive design-space exploration and trade-off analysis for next-generation products * Develop discrete-event, operational, and system-level simulations * Partner with architecture, controls, mechanical, and software teams to optimize design alternatives * Establish quantitative methodologies and predictive models to improve decision-making Tasks * 8+ years in system simulation, modeling, operations research, robotics, controls, or related disciplines * 3+ years of engineering management experience * Experience managing teams of 5-10 engineers * Strong background in mathematical modeling, optimization, simulation, and systems analysis * Experience with design trade studies, capacity planning, or operational simulation * Knowledge of discrete-event simulation, control systems, optimization techniques, statistics, and analytical methods * Experience translating simulation outputs into engineering and business decisions * Excellent communication and leadership skills Key requirements * medical, dental, vision * disability * 401K * PTO * travel opportunities up to 10% * corporate credit card program ## Related Videos - [Augmented Intelligence for transport planning: Human in the Loop Modelling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/72-augmented-intelligence-for-transport-planning-human-in-the-loop-modelling) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Enhancing AI-based Robotics with Simulation Workflows](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/472-enhancing-ai-based-robotics-with-simulation-workflows) - [How Data is Shaping our Games](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/176-how-data-is-shaping-our-games) - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [17 Highest Paying jobs for the future [2040]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/312-17-highest-paying-jobs-for-the-future-2040) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)