Senior Electrical Cost Engineer for Automotive Projects

Segula Technologies; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA in Mexico City is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Cost Engineer to lead cost estimation and optimization for vehicle electrical architectures. You will work with engineering, purchasing, and finance to ensure alignment with budgets and targets.

Responsibilities include bottom-up cost modeling, cost breakdown analyses of sensors, PCBs, and batteries, and leading DFc/VA/VE workshops to identify savings across the electrical development cycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive cost estimation and cost optimization.
• Ability to develop bottom-up cost models.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with engineering, purchasing and finance.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed cost breakdown analysis for vehicle electrical systems and electronic components.
• Evaluate cost drivers related to manufacturing processes, including PCBs, plastic injection molding, material selection, tooling, and assembly operations.
• Lead Design-for-Cost (DfC) and Value Engineering / VA/VE workshops to identify cost-saving opportunities across the electrical development cycle.
• Develop bottom-up cost models and benchmark supplier proposals against target costs to support procurement and commercial negotiations.
• Collaborate directly with engineering leads to assess trade-offs between technical performance, design complexity, and overall unit cost.
• Conduct physical teardowns and technical cost audits of competitor systems to establish market benchmarks for electrical architectures.
• Audit and validate supplier tooling costs, scrap rates, machine cycle times, and labor rates for regional manufacturing operations.
• Track and report engineering change request (ECR) cost impacts throughout the project lifecycle to maintain program financial targets.
• Prepare clear technical-cost reports and present cost modeling results to project management, Control Tower, and executive stakeholders

Skills

Cost estimation

Design-for-Cost

Value Engineering

Job description

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Project Cost Engineer to join our automotive engineering team in Mexico City. In this role, you will be responsible for cost estimation, component analysis, and cost optimization for vehicle electrical and electronic architecture. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering, purchasing, and finance teams to ensure technical specifications align with project budget targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform detailed cost breakdown analysis for vehicle electrical systems and electronic components, focusing on sensors, fuses, motors, and 12V Lead-Acid Batteries.

• Evaluate cost drivers related to manufacturing processes, including Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), Plastic Injection Molding, material selection, tooling, and assembly operations.

• Lead Design-for-Cost (DfC) and Value Engineering / Value Analysis (VA/VE) workshops to identify cost-saving opportunities across the electrical development cycle.

• Develop bottom-up cost models and benchmark supplier proposals against target costs to support procurement and commercial negotiations.

• Collaborate directly with engineering leads to assess trade-offs between technical performance, design complexity, and overall unit cost.

• Conduct physical teardowns and technical cost audits of competitor systems to establish market benchmarks for electrical architectures.

• Audit and validate supplier tooling costs, scrap rates, machine cycle times, and labor rates for regional manufacturing operations.

• Track and report engineering change request (ECR) cost impacts throughout the project lifecycle to maintain program financial targets.

• Prepare clear technical-cost reports and present cost modeling results to project management, Control Tower, and executive stakeholders.