Cost Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Irvine, CA, is looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to drive successful hiring in the Automotive sector. With a focus on cost analysis and engineering efficiency, the ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and at least 8 years of relevant experience. This full-time role offers the opportunity to mentor teams and contribute to critical cost reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years of experience in the Automotive industry.
• Experience in cost estimation and should costing.
• Ability to mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Develop should-cost estimates and projections for automotive components.
• Conduct Value Analysis / Value Engineering activities.
• Interface with manufacturing plants to ensure cost-effective production.
• Interface with plants and suppliers to optimize tooling, processing, and operations for profitability.
• Guide design engineers to meet target costs while maintaining function.
• Mentor team members on manufacturing and process cost expertise.
• Support competitive vehicle benchmarking and input for future models and target costs.
• Conduct Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) activities to reduce costs.

Skills

Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Should costing analysis

Cost reduction strategies

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

aPriori

Job description

Overview

Sr. Technical recruiter hiring for IT, Techno functional, and Non-IT, Cyber Security, Engineering role.

Location: Irvine, CA

Duration: Long Term

Responsibilities

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering with 8 to 12 years of Automotive industry experience as Should costing engineer
• Develop should-cost estimates and projections for various automotive vehicle commodities such as lighting components, electrical motors, connectors, displays, wiring harnesses, PCBA-based electrical components, or semiconductor fabrication. Utilize information ranging from written assumptions, sample parts, CAD models, and engineering drawings.
• Performing should cost analysis thru aPriori
• Collect details and compile data to estimate all production costs considering raw materials, labor, and tooling for estimations or should-cost models.
• Interface with manufacturing plants and suppliers to ensure the most economical tooling, processing, and operations that contribute to profitable production.
• Provide guidance to design engineers for proposed new or modified designs to achieve the required function at minimum or target cost.
• Mentor team members on manufacturing and process cost expertise.
• Support competitive vehicle benchmarking to provide input for future model development and target costs.

Conduct Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) activities to generate cost reduction ideas by identifying process and product efficiencies that decrease overall costs. Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve cost reduction targets.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time