Cost Engineer

Safran; Gainesville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement (401K) plans with employer

Professional development

Over 300 career paths across global

Job summary

Safran Seats in Gainesville, Texas, designs and manufactures top-notch aircraft seats with a commitment to quality and innovation. This role focuses on leading cost-reduction activities across the product line, developing standardized cost models, and providing recurring cost estimates for bids and projects.

You will collaborate with product line managers, program managers, and purchasing teams to optimize costs, support change boards, and ensure the most economical Make/Buy strategies while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in business, industrial, mechanical engineering or related field.
• 10 years of experience in manufacturing, costing, project or program management preferred.
• Knowledge of key financial principles (Standard Costing, growth margin, business plan).
• Engineering/manufacturing background required; experience in comparable manufacturing industries preferred.
• Understanding cost structures across design and manufacturing work instructions is highly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost reduction activities with identified owners across product lines.
• Optimize the full family of parts to reduce costs across the product line.
• Provide recurring cost estimates for bids, advanced projects and developments (including aftermarket).
• Create standardized parametric recurring cost models and tools per commodity with cross-functional support; improve them over time.
• Support Change Control Boards by assessing cost impacts of changes.
• Support make/buy decisions ensuring cost-optimized strategies.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety-first

Excellence mindset

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Engineering

Job description

This position contributes to our vision by:

Lead cost reduction activities, with the appropriate owners (product line manager, program manager, Program Purchasing, Commodity Manager, Design Engineer, Architect and Manufacturing Engineer).

Optimize the full family of parts to optimize the cost on the full product line

Responsible of giving the recurring costs estimates for bids, advanced projects and developments, including aftermarket costs

Create standardize parametric recurring costs models and tools per commodity with the support from research & technology, Program Purchasing and Commodity manager and aftermarket departments. Once created, improve them.

Support all change control boards' activities with the assessment of costs impacts of considered changes

Support the make/buy decision and make sure the strategy is optimized to obtain the best costs

What we offer:

• Retirement (401K) plans with employer match
• Professional development opportunities
• Over 300 career paths across global sites

Highlights from our facility:

Safran Seats in Gainesville, Texas, plays a big role in making top-notch aircraft seats for airlines around the world. The team here is known for their know-how and dedication to building comfortable, reliable seats for both commercial and business planes. With a focus on quality and new ideas, the Gainesville facility helps keep Safran at the forefront of the aviation seating industry, working closely with airlines and aircraft makers to deliver seats passengers appreciate.

Join Safran Seats. Here we craft excellence together.

At Safran Seats, we value service-oriented team players who demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to adapt to our dynamic, innovative environment.

• A bachelor's degree in Business administration, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or related degree is required. Or equivalent (12 years) training and experience is required.
• Additional 10 years of experience in manufacturing, costing, project or program management required.
• Basic Knowledge of key financial principles (Standard Costing, growth margin, business plan, etc.) required
• This position requires an individual with an engineering or manufacturing background.
• Proven experience within a comparable manufacturing industry (automotive, aerospace etc) is preferred.
• Knowledge of several manufacturing processes and understanding of their cost structure with regard to both design and manufacturing work instruction highly recommended

Across all team members, we are looking for the following attributes:

• Committed to Safety
• Trustworthy
• Driven to Excellence
• Powered by Teamwork

This description outlines the general nature and level of work for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary by assignment or group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Safran Seats is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. For verification or accommodation requests, please email [e-mail] or call 940-363-2068. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

Candidates for positions with Safran Seats must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.