Lighting Value Optimization Engineer

SEGULA Technologies; Saltillo; Presencial; MXN 360 000 - 600 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

SEGULA Technologies is seeking a proactive Value Optimization Engineer – Lighting & Restraints to lead VA/VE initiatives and drive total cost reduction across exterior/interior lighting and occupant restraint systems.

You will partner with Product Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Tier-1 suppliers to transform tear-down insights into validated, production-ready cost savings while maintaining quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related technical field.
• Minimum 3+ years automotive engineering experience in VA/VE, Design for Cost, or Product Engineering for lighting or safety restraint systems.
• Strong understanding of automotive lighting or restraint systems and CAD platforms (CATIA V5/V6, Siemens NX).
• Experience in cost estimation, shoulder-cost modeling, and engineering change management.
• Willingness to travel 20%–35% to supplier teardowns, plant reviews, and optimization workshops.

Responsabilidades

• Lead VA/VE idea generation through tear-downs, design benchmarking, and cross-functional brainstorming for lighting and restraint systems.
• Evaluate engineering, manufacturing, and financial feasibility including business cases and payback analyses.
• Collaborate with DREs, Systems Engineers, Purchasing, and Manufacturing to gain buy-in and shepherd cost-out ideas through gates.
• Work with Tier-1 suppliers to analyze cost drivers and drive joint value-creation projects.
• Coordinate validation and ensure changes comply with FMVSS/ECE safety standards and internal requirements.
• Travel to plants and supplier facilities to verify part-fitment and line-assembly efficiency during engineering changes.

Conhecimentos

VA/VE

Cost modeling

3+ years automotive engineering

Analytical skills

TRAVEL 20-35%

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree (Mechanical/Industrial/Automotive Engineering)

Ferramentas

CATIA V5/V6

Siemens NX

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive Value Optimization Engineer – Lighting & Restraints to drive total cost management, design efficiency, and competitive benchmarking across vehicle exterior/interior lighting and occupant restraint systems.

In this role, you will lead Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE) initiatives to identify design simplification, mass reduction, process optimization, and material cost-out opportunities without compromising quality, safety, or regulatory compliance. You will partner with Product Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Tier-1 suppliers to transform tear-down insights and engineering ideas into validated, production-ready cost savings for lighting (headlamps, tail lamps, ambient lights) and restraints (airbags, seatbelts, sensors).

Key Responsibilities

• VA/VE Idea Generation: Lead competitive tear-downs, design benchmarking workshops, and cross-functional brainstorming sessions to identify design optimization and cost-reduction proposals for lighting and restraint systems.


• Technical & Financial Feasibility: Evaluate the engineering, manufacturing, and financial feasibility of proposed changes, conducting business case analyses (tooling investment vs. piece-cost savings, mass impacts, payback period).


• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Design Release Engineers (DREs), Systems Engineers, Purchasing, and Manufacturing teams to gain technical buy-in and shepherd cost-out ideas through implementation gates.


• Supplier Optimization: Work with Tier-1 lighting and safety restraint suppliers to analyze cost drivers (material selection, manufacturing processes, part consolidation, sub-tier components) and drive joint value-creation projects.


• Validation & Compliance Tracking: Coordinate with validation teams to ensure value optimization changes maintain full compliance with FMVSS/ECE safety standards (FMVSS 108 for lighting, FMVSS 208/209 for restraints) and internal functional requirements.


• Plant & Workshop Execution: Travel to assembly plants and supplier facilities to evaluate physical part-fitment, line-assembly efficiency, and verify implementation during running engineering changes.

Qualifications & Skill Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related technical field.


• Experience: Minimum 3+ years of automotive engineering experience, specifically within Value Optimization, VA/VE, Design for Cost, or Product Engineering for lighting or safety restraint systems.


• System Domain Knowledge: Strong technical understanding of automotive lighting (LED drivers, optical lenses, housing construction) or restraint systems (airbag module construction, inflators, seatbelt mechanisms, sensor mounting).


• Cost Modeling & CAD: Exposure to product cost estimation, shoulder-cost modeling, and 3D CAD platforms (CATIA V5/V6 or Siemens NX) for evaluating packaging, section changes, and part consolidation feasibility.


• Analytical Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in business case preparation, trade-off analysis, mass-versus-cost optimization, and engineering change management.


• Travel Flexibility: Willingness and capability to travel 20%–35% to support supplier teardowns, plant reviews, and engineering optimization workshops.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal training in VA/VE, Value Management (SAVE International), or Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA).


• Prior experience managing cross-functional cost-down tracking boards or cost-reduction program pipelines in PLM systems.