Project Cost Engineer

MAHLE Senica; Allende; Presencial; MXN 900.000 - 1.400.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

MAHLE is seeking a seasoned Finance professional in Juárez, MX, to lead costing activities during the Acquisition and Development phase. You will work with Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Planning, Logistics and Plant Management to ensure bottom-up costing matches product designs and customer boundaries.

The role demands strong analytical skills and experience with FACTON/SAP. You will provide timely financial analysis for monthly and quarterly reviews, monitor risks, and drive improvements to

Formación

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Finance, MBA Preferred.
• 7+ years of related financial work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High proficiency in using MS Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with FACTON, SAP or similar systems, project management, multi-tasking and developing/executing data queries is preferred.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must be fluent in English

Responsabilidades

• Lead the commercial aspects in the Program Acquisition and Development Phase with cross-functional collaboration to align costing with designs and customer boundaries.
• Drive alignment on gap to target and maintain costing integrity through price offers to sales.
• Maintain costing databases covering materials, labor, overhead, CAPEX and tooling throughout the program life cycle.
• Provide timely financial analysis for monthly and quarterly reporting and at program gate reviews.
• Monitor financial risks and implement mitigation actions and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in management discussions to drive program financial KPIs.
• Provide costing support for cost improvement activities.

Conocimientos

English fluency

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Industrial Engineering/Finance

MBA preferred

Herramientas

FACTON

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

04_Professionals (technical)

BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems

Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.

MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

Position is part of the Project and R&D Controlling team.

Primary propose for this position is unit product costing (FACTON) of the respective project and project cost calculation of the respective project. This is a highly visible, high-impact position where a successful candidate will have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership in driving program financial success for the portfolio projects.

Your Role & Responsibilities:

• Manage, coordinate, and lead the commercial aspects in the Program Acquisition and Development Phase of the project. The successful candidate will partner with the Program Manager to collaborate with Sales, Product Engineering, Project Purchasing, Process Planning/Advanced Manufacturing, Logistics and Plant Management to keep the bottom-up costing aligned to product/process designs and commercial boundaries set with the customer.
• Understand the competitive environment during the acquisition phase, drive alignment on “gap to target” and continuously maintaining the integrity of product costing in each successive price offering to sales.
• Maintain costing database including raw materials, purchased parts, labor/process routings, overhead rates, CAPEX, tooling, etc. through the life cycle of the program.
• Partner with the program manager to provide timely financial analysis for monthly and quarterly reporting, and at various program gate reviews. This includes monitoring of financial risks, risk mitigation actions, and improvement opportunities.
• Participate in management discussions on program financials and partner with the program manager to drive financial success of programs (Achieve Financial KPIs).
• Provide costing support for cost improvement activities.

Your Skills & Strengths:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Finance, MBA Preferred.
• 7+ years of related financial work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High proficiency in using MS Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with FACTON, SAP or similar systems, project management, multi-tasking and developing/executing data queries is preferred.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must be fluent in English

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Facts about the job

Benefits:

• Entry level: Experienced hires
• Part- / Full-time: Full Time
• Functional area: Controlling
• Department: BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems
• Location: Juárez, MX
• Company: MTFS Rio Bravo (MX)

Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.

Shape the future with us.

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Position is part of the Project and R&D Controlling team.

Primary propose for this position is unit product costing (FACTON) of the respective project and project cost calculation of the respective project. This is a highly visible, high-impact position where a successful candidate will have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership in driving program financial success for the portfolio projects.

Your Role & Responsibilities:

• Manage, coordinate, and lead the commercial aspects in the Program Acquisition and Development Phase of the project. The successful candidate will partner with the Program Manager to collaborate with Sales, Product Engineering, Project Purchasing, Process Planning/Advanced Manufacturing, Logistics and Plant Management to keep the bottom-up costing aligned to product/process designs and commercial boundaries set with the customer.
• Understand the competitive environment during the acquisition phase, drive alignment on “gap to target” and continuously maintaining the integrity of product costing in each successive price offering to sales.
• Maintain costing database including raw materials, purchased parts, labor/process routings, overhead rates, CAPEX, tooling, etc. through the life cycle of the program.
• Partner with the program manager to provide timely financial analysis for monthly and quarterly reporting, and at various program gate reviews. This includes monitoring of financial risks, risk mitigation actions, and improvement opportunities.
• Participate in management discussions on program financials and partner with the program manager to drive financial success of programs (Achieve Financial KPIs).
• Provide costing support for cost improvement activities.

Your Skills & Strengths:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Finance, MBA Preferred.
• 7+ years of related financial work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High proficiency in using MS Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with FACTON, SAP or similar systems, project management, multi-tasking and developing/executing data queries is preferred.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must be fluent in English