Value Engineering Engineer, Medium Voltage | alfanar Electric

Alfanar; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electrical engineering company in Riyadh is seeking a Value Engineering Engineer to drive cost reduction and reliability improvement in medium voltage products. The ideal candidate will have 5 to 10 years of experience in product optimization and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. This role requires collaboration with multiple teams to ensure compliance with IEC standards and enhance product quality.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to perform detailed product and competitor analysis.
• Knowledge of quality compliance and improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive cost reduction and reliability improvement for medium voltage products.
• Lead product optimization projects.
• Collaborate with procurement and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Product optimization

Cost reduction

3D modeling software

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

Creo

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Value Engineering Engineer, Medium Voltage | alfanar Electric

Requisition ID: 22622

City: MV Manag.

Group overview:

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design & development centers and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

alfanar is involved in:

• Electrical, Electromechanical and Civil Engineering Construction
• Manufacturing and Marketing Electrical Construction Products
• Allied Engineering Services

Our Main Divisions:

• alfanar electric
• alfanar Construction
• alfanar Building Systems

alfanar electric

alfanar electric is the industrial arm of alfanar, manufacturing a variety of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products.

alfanar electric operates industries in:

• Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• Dubai, UAE
• London, UK

alfanar has a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.

Industrial Complex, Riyadh

The center of alfanar’s industrial activities is alfanar Industrial Complex situated in the Third Industrial Zone on Al-Kharj Road, Riyadh.

Spread across 700,000 square meters, the Complex houses alfanar’s facilities.

The Complex has a comprehensive infrastructure including a data and communication center as well as a commercial zone.

Job Purpose

Responsible for driving cost reduction, reliability improvement, and value enhancement across the full range of medium voltage products and components. The role focuses on value engineering (VE), design-to-cost, and product optimization, ensuring solutions are competitive while maintaining compliance with IEC standards and customer requirements.

Key Accountability Areas

Value Engineering & Optimization

• Lead product optimization projects across RMUs, VCBs, busbars, insulators, and mechanisms.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, material substitution, design simplification, and standardization.
• Ensure all optimization activities enhance quality, sustainability, and manufacturability.

Design & Analysis

• Use 3D modeling software (SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo, or equivalent) to optimize product design.
• Perform tolerance analysis, weight reduction studies, and assembly simplification exercises.
• Validate optimized designs through simulations (mechanical, electrical, thermal) and physical testing.

Competitor Benchmarking

• Conduct detailed competitor product analysis to compare design approaches, costs, and performance.
• Produce benchmarking reports and recommend differentiation strategies based on global best practices.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with procurement, suppliers, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure optimized designs are practical and cost-effective.
• Support testing teams in validating improvements and addressing production challenges.
• Participate in workshops to identify and resolve cost and design challenges.

Continuous Improvement

• Apply structured improvement methodologies such as VA/VE, DFMA, and Six Sigma tools.
• Track and document cost savings, performance improvements, and reliability enhancements.
• Support localization initiatives by adapting designs to regional manufacturing capabilities.

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or Any relevant field

Work Experience

5 to 10 Years

Technical / Functional Competencies

Quality Compliance Quality Metrics Quality Tools and Techniques Engineering Research Research Design Research Anlaysis Technical Research