Job Description
Cost Engineer Data Manager – Airbus Portugal SA
Responsibilities
Costing is a key enabler for Airbus to offer the most competitive aircraft for new developments, optimisations and services. As a consultant and business partner, you will bring cost awareness and actionable scenarios across the E2 E business cycle, enabling balanced decisions and supplier negotiations. Key activities include:
- Help decide corporate product and process strategies as they are formulated.
- Participate early in all new aircraft / product developments.
- Act as a key player in achieving competitive pricing agreements with cabin suppliers.
- Liaise with all levels of management in Airbus.
- Develop data management principles: define processes, capture current issues and design new solutions.
- Collect and interpret data, analyse results and provide proactive guidance.
- Define new data collection processes and report results to business stakeholders.
- Identify patterns and trends in data sets.
- Collaborate with business and management teams to establish business needs.
- Deploy and develop new data‑management practices to improve the performance of the costing teams.
- Support experts by providing methods and tools.
- Develop solutions based on data structuring to support engineering on cost awareness and predictive costing.
Requirements
- Degree level (or equivalent) in Data Analytics or a related discipline.
- Interest in data and curiosity about helping others understand what you do.
- Data analysis skills.
- Knowledge of Mathematics, Statistics, Economics.
- Computer Science skills – Python, Jupyter, SQL/SQL Server, QlikSense.
- Ability to analyse large datasets.
- Team player with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Good communication and presentation skills at all levels.
- Strong ability to interact and influence.
- Basic experience in project management.
- Negotiation level of English.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes is a plus.
Benefits
- Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world.
- Hybrid working model, allowing a combination of onsite and offsite work.
- Modern office, well connected to public transportation.
- Motivated and fun crew to grow and build together.
- Intense and exciting onboarding experience.
Employment Details
Company: Airbus Portugal SA
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Costing
Legal Statements
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.