Job description:

Position Cost Engineer –Stamping & welding
Location Auburn Hills, Michigan USA

Experience requirement Minimum 5 years in Manufacturing & Costing, Total exp – more than 10 years

Key words to search Should costing, Stamping & Welding, Tooling & fixtures, Automotive, Suspension & Frames Parts, Manufacturing, Casting’s, Forging, Machining,

Target companies Automotive Tier 1 & 2 companies, Automotive Passenger car OEM’s

Job Description

• Work experience in manufacturing, production, quality, process expertise and costing Field
  
• Expertise in Steel/Aluminum Stamping and Welding: Progressive/Transfer/Tandem press - defining welding lines industrialization by capacity and welding seams/spot design
  
• Knowledge in casting processes: Gravity casting, LPDC, HPDC.  
  
• Supplier negotiation
  
  Mandatory requirements
  
• Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering or manufacturing
  
• Manufacturing processes knowledge in combination with relevant experience in developing EDD, variable and tooling costs for automotive components.
  
  DESIGN TO COST:
  
• Provide Engineering with support during the vehicle development phase for target achievement (Design to Cost)
  
• Release cost engineering estimate by reference or through bottom-up analysis during development phase up to contract milestones
  SOURCING:
  
• SHOULD COST CALCULATION through bottom-up approach for new & modified purchased components (variable & supplier tooling) to support Project Team business cases (Initiatives, Product Actions, Feasibility studies and others)
  
• Provide purchasing support during supplier negotiations through gap analysis of supplier’s price breakdown detail
  SERIAL LIFE:
  
• Evaluate engineering changes to establish technical cost for the change and identify the cost drivers for variable and supplier tooling
  
• Collaborate component technical solution cost drivers with suppliers for variable cost & tooling
  COMMODITY CHAMPION:
  
• Periodic Supplier visits to maintain & improve internal know-how of manufacturing processes & best practices
  
• Identify potential cost optimization opportunities and support company technical cost reduction activities
  
• Provide global component cost comparison analysis by working with the Project Cost Engineering community
  
• Develop the cost structure for component standardization plans
  
• Identify opportunities from benchmarking, innovation technologies, best countries
  
  Behavioral Skills:
  
• Planning & Prioritizing
  
• Eye for details
  
• Communication – Assertive, Persuasive
  
• Interpersonal skills
  
• Problem solving skills
  
  Qualifications
  
• Advanced Degree in Engineering or Manufacturing or Business.
  
• Proficiency in NX and Teamcenter.
  
  Advantageous
  
• Required Automotive industry experience.
  
• Automotive cost reduction/ Should cost experience.
  
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  
• Strong Analytical and quantitative skills with ability to draw decisions using data and metrics.