Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Simulation Coordinator for an opportunity in City of Industry, CA. This role is ideal for a creative and technically skilled professional with experience in industrial design, floor plan interpretation, carpet layout planning, color matching, and digital simulation work.

The Simulation Coordinator will support custom development, design, sales, and customer-facing teams by creating digital and printed simulations, room scenes, floor plan renderings, carpet installation plans, and seaming layouts. This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative design environment with supportive leadership, strong cross-functional teamwork, and exposure to custom product development and manufacturing processes.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining creativity, technical accuracy, organization, and project coordination in a professional design and production setting.

Key Responsibilities
- Process digital and printed simulation requests from the custom development department, including room scenes, floor plan renderings, and related design materials.
- Communicate with sales staff, customers, project designers, and internal teams regarding simulation requests, revisions, and project updates.
- Interpret floor plans and create clear carpet installation plans, seaming plans, manufacturing layouts, and carpet image renderings using computer software.
- Maintain and update simulation databases, including yarn colors, custom patterns, and standard pattern information.
- Create custom carpet layouts using various installation methods while applying accurate scale, measurements, geometry, and design specifications.
- Coordinate revisions and completed project materials with departments such as Custom Design, Custom Samples, Product Development, Sales, Customer Service, and manufacturing.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Process digital and printed simulation requests for custom design and development projects.
- Interpret floor plans and create accurate carpet installation, seaming, and manufacturing layouts.
- Maintain yarn color, custom pattern, and standard pattern data within the simulation database.
- Coordinate project revisions and updates with sales, design, customer service, and manufacturing teams.

- 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in simulation coordination, industrial design, flooring design, carpet design, or a related creative/technical role.
- Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, scale, and measure floor plans.
- Strong mathematical skills, including fractions, measurements, scale, and geometric concepts.
- Knowledge of carpet manufacturing, carpet installation methods, seaming plans, and design processes.
- Previous color matching experience required.
- Technical experience with graphic and electronic media.
- Experience using Photoshop preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and revisions.
- Previous project management skills required.
- Self-starting, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience creating room scenes, floor plan renderings, carpet simulations, or custom flooring layouts.
- Background in industrial design, textile design, flooring, carpet manufacturing, or custom product development.
- Familiarity with design workflows involving sales teams, customers, production, and manufacturing departments.

Required Qualifications and Skills
- Process digital and printed simulation requests for custom design and development projects.
- Interpret floor plans and create accurate carpet installation, seaming, and manufacturing layouts.
- Maintain yarn color, custom pattern, and standard pattern data within the simulation database.
- Coordinate project revisions and updates with sales, design, customer service, and manufacturing teams.
- 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in simulation coordination, industrial design, flooring design, carpet design, or a related creative/technical role.
- Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, scale, and measure floor plans.
- Strong mathematical skills, including fractions, measurements, scale, and geometric concepts.
- Knowledge of carpet manufacturing, carpet installation methods, seaming plans, and design processes.
- Previous color matching experience required.
- Technical experience with graphic and electronic media.
- Experience using Photoshop preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and revisions.
- Previous project management skills required.
- Self-starting, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience creating room scenes, floor plan renderings, carpet simulations, or custom flooring layouts.
- Background in industrial design, textile design, flooring, carpet manufacturing, or custom product development.
- Familiarity with design workflows involving sales teams, customers, production, and manufacturing departments.

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