Cost Engineering Trainee

Siemens Energy; Xico; On-site; MXN 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks a Cost Engineering Trainee in Mexico City to analyze project costs and support cost-optimizing proposals. You will work across teams to interpret electrical diagrams, analyze data, and apply Excel-based reporting to drive improvements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with sales, logistics, and finance, with a focus on developing benchmarks and ensuring compliance with EHS and Quality requirements. Ideal for students or interns in engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Academic: Degree in Electrical Engineering, Control and Automation, or Mechatronics.
• Professional experience: Participation in extracurricular activities or practical experience in HR, administrative areas or projects.
• Technical skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel and Word, macros and databases, Excel calculations, pivot tables, charts, and macros; knowledge of AI tools.
• Languages: Advanced English level.
• Ability to interpret electrical diagrams, analyze data, and report with Excel tools; proactive, self-driven, cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project scope and requirements.
• Follow and improve proposal development procedures; identify optimization opportunities.
• Understand sales strategies and market conditions to suggest cost savings.
• Perform cost and technical solution analyses to identify improvements.
• Develop cost, pricing, and engineering benchmarks to streamline proposals.
• Ensure compliance with Integrated Management System requirements, including EHS and Quality policies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Process optimization

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

Macros

Databases

Pivot tables

Charts

Excel formulas

AI tools

Job description

Cost Engineering Trainee

About the Role

Job ID 305200 Location Mexico Ciudad de Mexico Mexico City Company Siemens Energy, S. de de Organization Transformation of Industry Business Unit Electrification - Automation - Digitalization Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Student / Intern / Apprentice

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Your profile

• Academic: Degree in Electrical Engineering, Control and Automation, or Mechatronics
• Professional experience: Participation in extracurricular activities or practical experience in Human Resources, administrative areas or projects considered differential.
• Technical skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel and Word, experience with macros and databases, performing Excel calculations using formulas, pivot tables, charts, and macros, Knowledge of AI tools.
• Languages: Advanced English level.
• Ability to interpret electrical diagrams and control system architectures, analyze data, and use Excel tools for reporting and calculations. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify improvements and optimize processes. Effective communicator with a proactive, self-driven mindset, capable of collaborating across teams and supporting proposal, sales, logistics, and finance activities.
• Skills/Competences: Ability to interpret electrical diagrams and control system architectures, analyze data, and use Excel tools for reporting and calculations. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify improvements and optimize processes. Effective communicator with a proactive, self-driven mindset, capable of collaborating across teams and supporting proposal, sales, logistics, and finance activities.

Project name: Integrate costs of typical solutions.

Your Responsabilities

• Analyze project scope and requirements.
• Follow and improve proposal development procedures, identifying opportunities to optimize and implement process enhancements.
• Understand sales strategies and market conditions to recommend cost optimization initiatives.
• Perform cost and technical solution analyses to identify improvement opportunities and cost-saving measures.
• Develop cost, pricing, and engineering benchmarks and metrics to streamline the proposal process.
• Ensure compliance with, and support adherence to, current Integrated Management System requirements, including EHS and Quality policies, procedures, guidelines, and competencies.

Let´s talk about us

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