Value Engineering Lead: Cost Reduction & Product Optimization

Techtronic Industries - TTI; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

401(k)

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Techtronic Industries Power Equipment, a subsidiary of TTI, is seeking an Engineering Manager in Anderson, SC to lead the Value Engineering team. You will drive cost reduction, product optimization, and talent development while delivering measurable business results across outdoor power equipment lines.

You will partner with Product Management, Global Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations to maintain product performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of engineers responsible for value engineering, cost reduction, product optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Own the Value Engineering project portfolio, savings roadmap, forecasting, and annual financial objectives by prioritizing opportunities, allocating resources, validating savings, and driving execution against business goals.
• Identify and execute value engineering opportunities through teardowns, benchmarking, design analysis, supplier collaboration, and manufacturing process improvements.
• Partner with Product Management, Global Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations to implement solutions while maintaining product performance, quality, reliability, and user value.
• Lead technical and business tradeoff discussions related to cost, performance, quality, schedule, and manufacturing feasibility; provide data-driven recommendations to leadership.
• Establish and maintain processes for opportunity identification, savings tracking, project execution, and status reporting.
• Ensure product changes, alternative materials, components, suppliers, and manufacturing processes are properly evaluated and validated through testing and engineering analysis.
• Communicate project status, realized savings, financial forecasts, risks, and resource needs to leadership while fostering a culture of total ownership, accountability, and one-team mentality.

Skills

Leadership

Cost reduction

Product development

Financial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing processes

Supplier development

Engineering change management

Communication skills

Global collaboration

Ownership & accountability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Techtronic Industries Power Equipment, a subsidiary of TTI, is seeking an Engineering Manager in Anderson, SC to lead the Value Engineering team. You will drive cost reduction, product optimization, and talent development while delivering measurable business results across outdoor power equipment lines.

You will partner with Product Management, Global Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations to maintain product performance and reliability.