Senior Manufacturing BIM Engineer (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin - Brandenburg

What to Expect

The Digital Delivery team is looking to hire a Senior Manufacturing BIM Engineer to work alongside the BIM Managers in the Digital Delivery team, owning the manufacturing-side data pipeline that feeds the federated model. This person is the strategic point of accountability for ensuring every piece of MFG equipment, tooling, and assembly-line geometry is sourced, formatted, simplified, and made coordination-ready. The key focus is to ensure that the BIM Managers and their teams always have what they need, when they need it, to keep the federated model current and trustworthy. A person in this role will be responsible for the Manufacturing/Factory Engineering interface, working in close daily partnership with BIM Managers to close the visibility gap between EPC and Manufacturing at a program level.

What You’ll Do

• Define and maintain the standard for how MFG/tool-line geometry is captured, formatted, and handed off, in partnership with BIM Managers so deliverables match federated-model needs.
• Lead vendor negotiations for simplified, coordination-ready geometry and set data-sharing agreements and cadences with Factory Engineering, tool-line owners, and Manufacturing/Testing space owners.
• Align MFG/tool-line geometry with the federated model alongside BIM Managers, delivering simplified, traceable content ready for project coordinates and structural grids.
• Establish rules, LOD, and governance for placeholder geometry and clearance/exclusion zones ahead of full vendor data, so placeholders integrate cleanly into BIM Manager models.
• Select and apply the right simplification path for incoming geometry—solid-model defeaturing (Autodesk Inventor) versus mesh/polygon optimization (e.g. 3ds Max Pro Optimizer)—balancing fidelity and performance and managing exchange formats (FBX, SAT, 3D DWG) across the Navisworks–3ds Max–Revit/Inventor pipeline; run the reverse-engineering workflow (Navisworks → FBX → 3ds Max → ACIS SAT → Inventor → STEP/Revit family) when native files are unavailable and communicate fidelity limits to stakeholders.
• Set the team’s practical LOD/LOI judgment for MFG geometry by equipment/tooling type—what is coordination-relevant (envelope, mounts/anchors, service clearances, CSA/MEP interfaces) versus not (fasteners, engravings, internals, cosmetics)—and coach P2 engineers and vendors on consistent application.
• Use Dynamo, Revit API, and/or Python to automate placeholder generation, clearance zones, and repetitive MFG geometry processing for personal and team efficiency.
• Support clash detection involving MFG geometry with BIM Managers to resolve Architectural/Structural/MEP versus manufacturing conflicts.
• Act as the main strategic link between Manufacturing/Factory Engineering leadership and Digital Delivery, surfacing data risks before they hit BIM coordination or schedule.
• Specify workstation/infrastructure needs (GPU/RAM) for heavy Inventor/3ds Max/Navisworks work on the MFG side and align with IT on specs.
• Direct scan-to-BIM workflows (point clouds, laser scans, Gaussian splatting) where available to validate MFG placement against as-built conditions with BIM teams.
• Serve as SME on MFG data intake, modeling-type distinctions, and simplification/defeaturing strategy for Digital Delivery, and document best practices that serve both MFG integration and BIM/VDC.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience with manufacturing/tooling geometry.
• 8+ years working in Revit and Navisworks on complex, high-tech infrastructure projects.
• Strong CAD fluency across mechanical/solid-modeling and BIM authoring environments.
• Advanced Autodesk Inventor skills for geometry simplification, defeaturing, and format conversion; solid use of mesh/polygon optimization tools (e.g. 3ds Max Pro Optimizer) for scan-derived or NURBS-heavy geometry.
• Clear working knowledge of NURBS-based surface modeling (manufacturing/automotive tooling and equipment) versus construction solid modeling—able to assess vendor files, judge fidelity/complexity, and choose the right simplification path for federated-model integration.
• Practical LOD/LOI judgment on defeaturing priorities (e.g. large-tool STEP files typically need external envelope and coordination-critical features, not bolts, engravings, or internal structure) and ability to set that standard for others.
• Deep expertise in solid exchange formats (STEP/STP, IGES, DWG) and intermediate mesh/exchange formats (FBX, SAT, 3D DWG); able to reject insufficient deliverables and route files through the correct pipeline, including reverse engineering (Navisworks → FBX → 3ds Max → SAT → Inventor → STEP/Revit family) when native data is unavailable.
• Automation capability with Dynamo, Revit API, and/or Python for placeholders, clearance zones, and repetitive geometry processing.
• Track record aligning external/vendor geometry to project coordinates and structural grids at scale.
• Direct vendor management experience negotiating deliverable formats and timelines with equipment/tooling suppliers.
• Experience with workshared cloud models on Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or a similar CDE at program level.
• Solid understanding of laser scanning, point clouds, and reality capture for geometry validation.
• Collaborative, cross-functional working style as a peer partner—able to align Manufacturing and BIM/VDC on shared outcomes.
• Professional working style: punctual, respectful of others’ time, attentive, and transparent.
• 3ds Max (or similar mesh tools) and CATIA experience are a plus.

Additional requirements

• Language of operation: English.
• Based at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, Grünheide.