Infotainment VA/VE Engineer — Cost Optimization Lead

SEGULA Technologies; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SEGULA Technologies is seeking an experienced Electrical Infotainment Value Optimization Engineer to drive cost and value optimization initiatives for automotive infotainment and connected electronic systems. The role focuses on identifying high-impact cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining product performance, quality, reliability, and customer requirements.

You will lead VA/VE initiatives across infotainment and ECUs, perform system and hardware analyses, benchmark teardowns, optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic/Automotive Engineering.
• 5+ years automotive engineering experience in infotainment or value/cost engineering.
• Strong VA/VE, Design-to-Cost, or cost optimization knowledge.
• Ability to interpret schematics, BOMs, and component specs.
• Cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead VA/VE initiatives across infotainment and electrical systems.
• Analyze head units, displays, amplifiers, and connectivity modules for cost and design improvement.
• Conduct teardowns and benchmarking to identify optimization opportunities.
• Develop cost-reduction strategies through design simplification and standardization.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, and Suppliers.
• Build business cases with cost savings, investments, timing, and risks.
• Track projects from concept through validation to implementation and report status to leadership.

Skills

VA/VE

Design-to-Cost

Cost Engineering

System Architecture

ECU

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

SEGULA Technologies is seeking an experienced Electrical Infotainment Value Optimization Engineer to drive cost and value optimization initiatives for automotive infotainment and connected electronic systems. The role focuses on identifying high-impact cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining product performance, quality, reliability, and customer requirements.

You will lead VA/VE initiatives across infotainment and ECUs, perform system and hardware analyses, benchmark teardowns, optimize