Intern - NPD & Product Management M/F

KK Group A/S; Horsens; Hybrid; DKK 56,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

KK Wind Solutions A/S in Horsens seeks an Intern in Product Cost Excellence to join the Cost Excellence team and take ownership of selected cost-out activities. You will partner with engineers in Denmark and the Czech Republic to develop business cases and support implementation.

The role involves analyzing product portfolios, identifying cost-reduction opportunities, design-to-cost considerations, and collaboration across Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Product Management.

Qualifications

• Curious and analytical student seeking to understand both the engineering and business side of KK Group's Cooling products.
• Able to communicate across functions and countries and work with data.
• Strong interest in cost reduction and design-to-cost thinking.

Responsibilities

• Product reviews – analyze cooling product portfolio and identify opportunities for cost, design and performance improvements
• Cost-out initiatives – develop opportunities to reduce cooling product cost through redesign, material changes and optimization
• Design-to-cost – challenge existing designs and explore alternative technical solutions
• Dual sourcing – support supplier qualification and reduce dependency on single-source components
• Manufacturing optimization – identify opportunities to lower production costs and reduce complexity
• Supplier and component analysis – compare technical and commercial alternatives
• Implementation support – follow cost-out ideas from opportunity to validation and implementation
• Cross-functional collaboration – work with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Product Management and others

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

CAD

Power BI

Job description

Are you a mechanical, business, industrial or manufacturing engineering student who enjoys understanding how products are designed, manufactured and — most importantly — how they can be made better and more cost-effective?
We are looking for an Intern in Product Cost Excellence to join our team in Horsens.
You will become part of our Cost Excellence function and work closely with a team of three Cost-Out Engineers based in the Czech Republic and Denmark. You will have the opportunity to take ownership of selected cost-out activities, from identifying an opportunity to developing the business case and supporting implementation.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include a broad range of product and cost optimization activities, such as:

• Product reviews – analyzing existing cooling product portfolio and identifying opportunities for cost, design and performance improvements
• Cost-out initiatives – identifying and developing opportunities to reduce cooling product cost through redesign, simplification, material changes and product optimization
• Design-to-cost – challenging existing designs and investigating alternative technical solutions
• Dual sourcing – supporting initiatives to qualify alternative suppliers and reduce dependency on single-source components
• Manufacturing optimization – identifying opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, reduce complexity and lower production costs
• Supplier and component analysis – comparing technical and commercial alternatives
• Implementation support – following cost-out ideas from initial opportunity through analysis, validation and implementation
• Cross-functional collaboration – working with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Product Management and other functions

Our Requirements

We are looking for a curious and analytical student who wants to understand both the engineering and business side of KK Groups Cooling products.

You could be studying:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Business Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechatronics

You don't need to be an expert in cost engineering. What matters most is that you:

• Have a genuine interest in how products work and how they can be improved
• Enjoy solving problems and challenging existing solutions
• Are comfortable working with numbers and data
• Have a structured and analytical approach
• Can work independently while knowing when to ask for help
• Are comfortable communicating with people across different functions and countries
• Have an interest in turning ideas into practical improvements
• Can communicate in English both verbally and in writing

Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, CAD, Power BI or similar tools is an advantage, but not a requirement.

Type of Work

Hybrid

Requester

01/02/2027

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