Senior Cost Engineer - Automotive & Heavy Trucks

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (Missouri) seeks a senior Cost Engineer to own bottom-up cost calculations for automotive and heavy truck components. Lead cost planning, collaborate with engineering and purchasing, and drive cost-reduction initiatives across projects.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 10 years in automotive/heavy truck sectors, 3 years in cost engineering, and 1 year in leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• 10 years of experience in Automotive and/or heavy truck industry.
• 3 years in a Cost Engineering role.
• 1 year of group leader, project lead, or mentoring experience.
• Experience with manufacturing process optimization.
• Travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.
• Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application.
• Must successfully complete a criminal background check.
• May be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost planning structures and determine bottom-up target costs.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of parts in scope, related technologies, materials, and production processes.
• Participate in cost avoidance and reduction activities using bottom-up cost calculation according to the global Cost Engineering methodology.
• Assess gaps between prices, purchasing, and engineering; align next steps and track progress to close cost gaps.
• Set up cost engineering strategies to achieve short, intermediary, and long-term savings.
• Support Purchasing in negotiations and discuss cost gaps directly with suppliers.
• Collaborate with Engineering to promote designs and avoid costly product changes.
• Support creation of cost targets with a bottom-up approach for product projects.
• Verify savings potentials by benchmarking complex powertrain parts.
• Engage in tear downs and cost driver analysis for internal and external parts.
• Represent the CE Team in cross-functional project team meetings.
• Provide cost transparency for project leads and cross-functional teams.
• Travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Skills

Cost Engineering

Bottom-Up Cost Calculation

Manufacturing Process Optimization

Siemens Calculation Software

Project Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Siemens Calculation Software

Job description

Jobtailor in the United States (Missouri) seeks a senior Cost Engineer to own bottom-up cost calculations for automotive and heavy truck components. Lead cost planning, collaborate with engineering and purchasing, and drive cost-reduction initiatives across projects.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 10 years in automotive/heavy truck sectors, 3 years in cost engineering, and 1 year in leadership.