Principal Engineer - Cost Estimation

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 83,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company, is seeking a Principal Engineer - Cost Estimation to deliver cost estimates for new and existing parts and support pricing decisions. You will work with engineers, sourcing, and suppliers to develop should-cost models and drive cost reduction initiatives.

Responsibilities include analyzing quotations, advising on economic alternatives, and presenting results to support design and purchasing decisions in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years in engineering or cost estimation.

Responsibilities

• Provide estimates for proposal development, cost reductions, and new product design to cost initiatives.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Communication

Time management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CACE tools

MS Office

Job description

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

Principal Engineer - Cost Estimation

The Principal Engineer - Cost Estimation will deliver cost estimates for new and existing parts by gathering and analyzing market data to include raw materials, purchased components, and manufacturing processes required to complete costing. The role will work side-by-side with engineers, sourcing and suppliers.

YOUR IMPACT

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned. Provide estimates for proposal development, current production cost reductions, and new product development design to cost initiatives. Identify and build cost model drivers to assist in design and purchasing activities. Analyze supplier quotations and identify cost drivers (materials, labor, overheads, tooling, logistics, profit margins). Participate in cost negotiation process to influence cost reduction and cost avoidance. Consult with and advise product development engineers on economic alternatives for their design and suggest trade-offs. Interface directly with supplier engineers to develop mutually agreed upon should cost models to understand cost drivers for use in pricing negotiations ongoing cost reduction activities. Present ideas and solicit feedback to help support individual or team project assignments. Participate on councils to share project results, present ideas, and solicit feedback to help support individual or team project assignments.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with five (5) or more years of experience within Engineering, Engineering, Manufacturing, Cost Estimating, or a related field.
• Experience with Computer Aided Cost Estimation (CACE) tools
• Ability to travel 10%

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hands-on mechanical aptitude
• Supply chain or Engineering experience within the manufacturing industry.
• Advanced understanding of Cost Accounting
• Knowledge of manufacturing sequence of events and Bill of Materials
• Ability to read Engineering drawings and interpret GD&T
• Ability to effectively communicate.
• Strong time-management and prioritization skills, able to multi-task and prioritize competing requirements and meet deadlines.
• Experience and proficiency with various web-based software applications including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.

OSK1917 #LI-BB1 Pay Range: $82,900.00 - $134,300.00

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

For many of our team members, this is more than a career. It's a calling. Oshkosh is home to thousands of difference-makers working together to build, serve and protect people and communities around the world. From the front lines to the firehouse, the people we serve are driven by a sense of purpose. The people who work here are no different. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day.

As part of a People First culture, you'll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work, develop your career and make a real impact on the world around you.

Oshkosh is a global company that designs and manufactures some of the world's toughest specialty and access equipment under the brands of JLG, Hinowa, Power Towers, Pierce, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh Defense, McNeilus, IMT, Jerr-Dan, Frontline Communications, Oshkosh Airport Products, Oshkosh AeroTech and Pratt Miller.