Cost & Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

SAAB; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab is seeking a Cost & Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to drive industrial efficiency. You will optimize mechanical designs, work with design and procurement teams, and push Additive Manufacturing and composites into a competitive edge. You will align processes with cost, supply chain, and scalability goals.

You will collaborate across Engineering, Procurement and Production, applying DfX and advanced manufacturing strategies to reduce costs while maintaining high quality and performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Cost Engineering or similar.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and DfX methodologies.
• Ability to analyze designs for cost and production efficiency.
• Collaborative mindset across Engineering, Procurement and Production.

Responsibilities

• Optimize designs using DfX to reduce costs and complexity.
• Provide reliable cost estimations to support early decisions.
• Lead strategy for advanced manufacturing processes like AM and composites.
• Define how to industrialize new technologies for scale and cost efficiency.
• Reduce part count, assembly complexity and lead times while maintaining quality.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Cost engineering

DfX

Collaboration

Commercial awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Additive Manufacturing

Composite Manufacturing

Friction Stir Welding

Job description

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Your role

As we scale our operations, we need a specialist who can look at a complex mechanical design and see exactly how to make it leaner, cheaper, and faster to produce and still maintain the required level of quality and performance.

As our Cost & Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, you will be the driving force behind our industrial efficiency. You will work closely with our designers and procurement department to ensure that our products are optimized for everything from the supply chain to final assembly. You will work as an internal expert in our department with advanced manufacturing, improving our core technologies like Additive Manufacturing and Composites into a competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Optimize Design: Apply DfX (Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, Supply Chain, Test, and Modularity) to reduce costs and complexity in mechanical development.
• Enable Design & Procurement: Support the design and purchasing teams with reliable cost estimations, helping them make analyses and informed decisions during the early stages of development.
• Advanced Manufacturing Strategy: Lead the strategy and implementation of advanced manufacturing processes such as Additive Manufacturing, Composite Manufacturing, Friction Stir Welding and new potential processes.
• Scale Production: Define how we industrialize new mechanical technologies to ensure they can be produced at scale and cost-effectively.
• Cost & Complexity Optimization: Actively work to reduce part count, assembly complexity, and lead times while maintaining the highest quality standards.
• Process Selection & Standardization: Guide the selection of optimal manufacturing processes (e.g., machining, composites, AM) and develop modular mechanical design standards.
• Stay Ahead: Keep us competitive by benchmarking industrial practices from other high-tech sectors.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who understands the importance of early collaboration with internal stakeholders and can effectively bridge technical and commercial perspectives to drive better design and sourcing decisions. We believe you have experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Cost Engineering, or a similar role. You understand the nuances of different manufacturing processes and how they impact the bottom line. Above this we see that you have:

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and DfX methodologies
• Ability to analyze complex designs and identify efficient production solutions
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to build strong partnerships across Engineering, Procurement, Suppliers, and Production
• Commercial awareness and the ability to balance technical requirements with cost and supply chain considerations

Meritorious:

• Experience working with ISO standards
• Experience with Saabs products and/ or defense industry

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

What you will be part of

Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.

Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about ushere

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.

Regardless of whether you value cutting edge technology, creativity or an innovative environment, everyone at Saab contributes to keeping people and society safe.