34 Cost and Value Engineer

Hypersonica; München; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Mission-driven environment

Learn from experts

Autonomy

Fast-paced environment

Clear culture

Share options

Zusammenfassung

Hypersonica in Munich is building Europe’s defence technology capabilities. We are seeking a cost and value engineering expert to drive should-cost modelling, cost drivers, and make-vs-buy analyses as the company scales.

You will collaborate across commercial, finance, and engineering to embed cost in early decisions and help deliver affordable, flight-ready hardware.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in cost and value engineering in defence or aerospace.
• Outstanding analytical capabilities.
• Degree in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, or design engineering.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost drivers for advanced metals, composites, and electronics.
• Experience with should-cost modelling, parametric estimation, or simulation-based cost engineering.
• Familiarity with European defence procurement and export controls (ITAR/EAR) is a strong plus.
• Entrepreneurial, hands-on mindset, able to work autonomously in a fast-moving startup.

Aufgaben

• Drive target costing and design-to-cost decisions across product and production.
• Build and maintain cost models showing drivers across materials, manufacturing, and assembly.
• Interface between commercial/finance and engineering to embed cost in decisions.
• Lead make-vs-buy analyses as we scale manufacturing.
• Support supply chain and tendering with cost inputs.
• Develop life-cycle cost models for European defence procurement.
• Assist programme team in preparing competitive offers and cost estimates.

Kenntnisse

Cost engineering

Value engineering

Analytical thinking

Entrepreneurial mindset

Autonomous working

Ausbildung

Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical/Design Engineering degree

Tools

Should-cost modelling

Parametric estimation

Cost modelling tools

Jobbeschreibung

Help Build Europe's Hypersonic Capability

At Hypersonica, we’re redefining what’s possible in European defence technology. We exist to deliver speed, resilience, and technological independence at a pace that sets a new standard. We are a small, elite team working on problems that matter, and solving them fast.

By joining Hypersonica, you’re not stepping into a predefined role. You’re joining a talent dense environment where every individual shapes the direction of the company. Our philosophy is to hire a small number of exceptional people with broad, deep technical capability, strong judgement, and the ability to operate autonomously.

We hire for talent, not rigid boxes. This role represents a business need, but the way it evolves will be shaped by the individual. If you’ve achieved what others said was impossible, or you bring a unique combination of skills that doesn’t fit a traditional mould, we want to hear from you. The work you do here directly contributes to Europe’s technological independence.

What you'll do

• Responsible for target costing, driving cost/weight trade-off studies for product & production, and should costing purposes: drive real-time design-to-cost and design-to-value trade-offs within Hypersonica's rapid, iterative development cycles
• Build and maintain product cost models, creating transparency on cost structures and key drivers across materials, manufacturing, assembly, and test
• Act as the critical interface between commercial/finance and engineering, ensuring cost is embedded in every decision from early concept through to flight-ready hardware
• Lead make-vs-buy analyses as the company scales toward manufacturing, and model the cost implications of Hypersonica's modular architecture, including variant management and upgrade paths
• Support the supply chain management team to exchange with key suppliers and be part of the tendering process
• Develop affordability and life-cycle cost models tailored to European defence procurement frameworks, supporting Hypersonica's mission to make hypersonic capability accessible across NATO
• Support the programme team in preparing competitive offers and cost estimations

Who you are

• Experience: 5+ years in cost and value engineering in a defence or aerospace context
• Outstanding analytical capabilities
• Education: Degree in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, or design engineering (or equivalent)
• Technical depth: Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and cost drivers for advanced metals (including high-temperature alloys), composites, thermal protection systems, propulsion components, and electronics/semiconductors
• Methods & tools: Experience with should-cost modelling, parametric estimation, or simulation-based cost engineering
• Defence context: Familiarity with European defence procurement and export control regimes (e.g. ITAR/EAR) is a strong plus
• Mindset: Entrepreneurial, hands-on, and comfortable with ambiguity ready to build this function from scratch in a fast-moving startup where you'll operate autonomously and wear multiple hats

What we offer

• A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.
• Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.
• High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.
• A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.
• A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.
• Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.

At Hypersonica, every hire raises the bar. We are deliberately small, intensely capable, and deeply mission-driven.

Hypersonica is an equal-opportunity employer and assesses candidates solely on merit, capability, and potential.