Cost Optimization Engineer

General Motors Corporation; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Corporation in Warren, Michigan, is seeking a Cost Optimization Engineer for a hybrid role focused on reducing propulsion subsystem costs across conceptualization, feasibility, business case development, and execution. The position requires leadership and collaboration with product engineering, purchasing, and supplier teams.

You will lead cost-reduction workshops, vet ideas, and develop implementation timing while tracking performance to targets.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cost-reduction initiatives in engineering or manufacturing.
• Ability to build and present business cases for profitability.
• Strong program management and stakeholder coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost reduction workshops and ideas pipeline for propulsion subsystems.
• Vetting ideas, developing business cases, and timing for implementation.
• Coordinate with engineering, purchasing, supply chain, and suppliers across programs.

Skills

Cost optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Job description

## Cost Optimization EngineerApply: Hybrid: Warren, Michigan, United States of America: Full time: Posted Today: JR-202620703**Job Description****Work Arrangement:** This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.**The Role**As General Motors continues to expand our portfolio on our way to our Zero, Zero, Zero vision, it is more important than ever that we focus on ensuring that our vehicles are profitable in the marketplace. The Cost Optimization Engineer will focus on all aspects of cost reduction for the propulsion subsystems.This role will involve the leadership, coordination, and management of all Propulsion Engineering cost reduction ideas through the phases of conceptualization, feasibility assessment, business case development, and execution. It will require a high level of independent judgment, initiative, creativity, and organization. Collaboration with key internal cross functional peers is essential and the selected candidate will have a working relationship with the product engineering team, the purchasing and supply chain team, the vehicle and propulsion program teams, our global joint venture partners in China, and our supplier partners. This position will require regular interaction with technical experts and leadership across the various functions and will provide exposure to the entire portfolio of next generation of vehicle programs while working with leading edge automotive experts and technologies.**What You'll Do*** Work with Benchmarking, ECT’s, Vertical Teams, and suppliers to generate the cost reduction and profitability idea pipeline.* Lead cost reduction workshops* Streamline idea vetting, business case development, and determination of implementation timing.* Seek appropriate support, escalate implementation roadblocks, and monitor execution to the plan.* Support ECT meetings for relevant commodities - Track / Report performance to targets to leadership team.* Occasional travel to supplier facilities for enhanced collaboration and support of engineering / purchasing team.GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.