Value Engineer

RGBSI; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

RGBSI is seeking a seasoned cost engineering professional in India to lead Should Costing, perform product teardowns, and deliver data-driven cost insights to drive decisions. You will present recommendations to technical and non-technical partners and work with cross-functional teams to influence cost optimization.

The role requires 5+ years of experience in product costing, understanding of BOMs, manufacturing processes, and proficiency with data analysis tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/mechatronics engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years’ experience in product costing or manufacturing or NP development.
• Experience with vertically integrated manufacturers or direct supplier interaction for consumer product goods is desirable.
• Experience in competitor research and Best-in-Class cost analytics.

Responsibilities

• Should Costing: use organization cost modeling tools to determine BOM costs and provide insight on manufactured costs.
• Product Teardown: perform teardown in lab and develop BOM by capturing dimensional parameters and manufacturing details.
• Communicating Results: perform financial and value-based calculations, summarize findings in presentations and communicate insights and recommendations.
• Business Collaboration: provide product engineering guidance and collaborate with internal customers and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Materials knowledge

Manufacturing processes

Costing & BOM understanding

PCB costing

DFM/DFMA software

Excel/PowerPoint

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics

Tools

Boothroyd Dewhurst DFM/DFMA costing software

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

50% Should Costing Use organization cost modeling tools to determine the bill of material costs as to provide insight to the manufactured costs on product basis.

20% Product Teardown Perform teardown in an engineering lab environment and develop bill of materials by capturing dimensional parameters and manufacturing process details of product components and entire assemblies.

20% Communicating Results Conduct financial and value-based calculations, summarize the findings from cost analytics for the business in presentation format and communicate the insights and recommendations to both technical/non-technical business partners. Present recommendations and influence execution of recommendation.

10% Business Collaboration – Provide product engineering guidance and knowledge/evaluations. Effectively develop trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams.

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or mechatronics engineering.

5+ years’ working experience in product costing or manufacturing and/or new product development.

Experience working with vertically integrated manufacturers and/or working directly with suppliers who develop consumer product goods is desired.

Work experience in competitor research and Best-in-Class competitor analysis.

Experience in handling big data and familiarity with data science principles/practices is a plus.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Good working knowledge of various materials comprising of metal/ plastic/ ceramic/ glass/ wood/ textiles.

Understanding of different manufacturing process and process cost calculations

Knowledge on Printed Circuit boards manufacturing and costing is a plus.

Product manufacturing/assembly and understanding of Bills of Materials.

Proficient in using the measuring instruments - calipers, micrometer, and scales

Ability to use Boothroyd Dewhurst DFM/DFMA costing software.

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite - Excel and PowerPoint.

Familiarity with industry practices to track global commodity and labor data.

Ability to develop and apply mathematical/statistical techniques is a plus.

Ability to understand market intelligence reports, customer personas, and industry trends.

Analyze/assess findings, generate insights through reports, dashboards and presentations.

Ability to convey complex or technical ideas/processes in easy-to-understand terms to diverse audiences.

Ability to assimilate large cost data sets and summarize analytics into business insights and presentations.

Strategic mindset and action oriented.

Ability to work in cross-functional team environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.