Senior Simulation Optimisation Specialist

The Role

Ready to move plant simulation from manual scenario analysis to automated, simulation-based optimisation for a global leader in aluminium manufacturing? We're looking for a hands-on specialist who can bridge AnyLogic simulation, Java-based software engineering, optimisation methods, and real operational decision-making — taking a modular optimisation framework from live connection and validation all the way to expansion and managed operational support.

What Your Day Might Look Like:

• Connect the framework: Integrate a modular simulation optimisation framework with production AnyLogic models, databases, APIs, and plant-data environments.
• Turn questions into use cases: Translate operational questions — scheduling, resource allocation, operating parameters, energy, logistics, throughput — into simulation and optimisation use cases.
• Build in Java: Develop and maintain Java-based components that execute scenarios, marshal inputs, parse outputs, and enable reliable optimisation runs.
• Make results credible: Define and validate simulation input/output data contracts and business KPIs, ensuring recommendations are reproducible and usable by operational stakeholders.
• Optimise smartly: Apply the right optimisation approaches for real-valued, scheduling, selection, and multi-objective problems — and design efficient experiments for long-running simulations.
• Prove the value: Validate recommendations against live models, quantify operational benefit, and support the transition from prototype to a repeatable operational process.
• Operationalise it: Contribute to dashboards, recurring study scheduling, workflow integration, technical documentation, and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborate closely: Work with client stakeholders and the wider delivery team to prioritise delivery, resolve issues, and maintain technical quality.

Requirements

Your Superpowers:

• Demonstrable hands-on commercial experience with AnyLogic — able to develop, adapt, integrate, and troubleshoot simulation models.
• Strong Java development experience, including integration-oriented or production-quality software engineering.
• Experience in discrete-event simulation; exposure to agent-based modelling is highly valuable.
• Experience in manufacturing, process, plant, logistics, supply-chain, or other operational simulation environments.
• Practical understanding of optimisation, operations research, simulation-based decision support, digital twins, or related analytical methods.
• Experience integrating software with databases, APIs, structured data inputs/outputs, and production data environments.
• Ability to communicate technical results clearly in terms of operational decisions, constraints, and measurable outcomes.

Benefits

Perks on Perks:

• Competitive salary and hybrid work model – come hang out in our Athens office or work remotely from anywhere in European economic Area (EU, Switzerland etc.) or UK (up to 6 weeks per year).
• Training budget to level up your skills from the top tech partners in the market (Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, Databricks etc.) – whether it’s certifications or courses, we’ve got you covered.
• Private insurance, top-tier tech gear, and the chance to work with a stellar crew.