Senior Manufacturing Cost Engineer: Optimize Costs

Abbott Laboratories; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer to lead cross-functional initiatives optimizing manufacturing processes, product designs, and supply chain strategies to improve performance and margins.

The role partners with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Quality, and Suppliers to evaluate alternatives, develop business cases, and deploy cost-engineering capabilities across divisions. Experience with packaging and manufacturing tech is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience (internships or co-ops applicable).
• Experience with Automated - Assembly, Manufacturing or Packaging processes.
• Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost and process optimization initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain cost models, should-cost analyses and business cases.
• Drive total cost of ownership improvements using cost forensics and value engineering.
• Evaluate product designs, manufacturing methods, materials, and supplier capabilities for cost and performance gains.
• Provide manufacturing expertise during product development for Design-for-Manufacturability and Design-to-Cost objectives.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Quality, and Commercial teams to align strategies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Cost modeling tools

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer to lead cross-functional initiatives optimizing manufacturing processes, product designs, and supply chain strategies to improve performance and margins.

The role partners with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Quality, and Suppliers to evaluate alternatives, develop business cases, and deploy cost-engineering capabilities across divisions. Experience with packaging and manufacturing tech is highly desirable.