Product Cost Engineer

Req ID:516517 

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 38 900 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Job Title: Product Cost Engineer

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Realize an estimation of the technical cost of the parts / systems defined by the engineering team
• Support the engineering team in the development to cost way of working
• Participate at the creation of the target cost
• Support sourcing team in the negotiation with the suppliers

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..) 

RSC Development / SED - Train Development Site

Reports directly to: Engineering Dpt - Site Design to Cost Metier Manager

Network & Links

• Projet Engineering Manager and Train Design Engineer and DtC animator
• Lead Engineer and Designer
• Design to cost Network
• Industrial team
• Sourcing team

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Performance Measurement/KPI’s

• Apply or develop a methodology to calculate the technical cost of a component/system along the product development cycle (from parametric to analytic methodology)
•  Apply or develop cost analysis method on the cost of a component/system
• Purpose improvements of the design or manufacturing process to reduce the technical cost.
• Promote the cost culture in the engineering team
• Provide the cost breakdown of the component to the sourcing team (negotiation support)

Responsibilities

• Based on the Specifications of a family of product :
  • Create a cost model on a family of product
  • Evaluate the technical cost of the component by using cost model approach
• Based on the Design of the component :
  • Take assumptions about the industrial processes
  • Calculate the technical cost of the component by using the appropriated tool
• Contribute to the improvement of the cost métier :
  • To be a referent on a process or a family of product
  • Share the feedback coming from the supplier
  • Formalize the saving opportunities

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Good product knowledge
• Good industrial Process knowledge
• Curious
• Open-mindedness
• Rigorous
• Good communication with other people

Nice to have

• Previous experience in Railway domain
• Able to use DMA/CATIA for basic work
• Able to use SAP to extract costing information
• Italian language fluency (written and spoken)

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals.

Job Type:​Experienced​