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Zobility · 1 month ago

Cost Engineer

Auburn Hills, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Zobility is a workforce management and staffing division of RGBSI, a multi-national corporation. They are seeking a Project Cost Engineer to develop direct material costs and tooling investments for Chassis Suspension & Frames components while providing expertise to support engineering and purchasing throughout development phases.

Human ResourcesIndustrial AutomationMachine Learning

Responsibilities

The Project Cost Engineer develops direct material costs and tooling investments for Chassis Suspension & Frames components using activity-based costing methodology while working from bill of materials, drawings and/or samples

Providing subject matter expertise to support engineering and purchasing at working and executive levels through all development phases

The CE must be curious, persistent, and innovative, and able to analyze supplier quotes and reach agreement on appropriate piece and tooling costs

Provide Engineering with support during the vehicle development phase for target achievement (Design to Cost)

Release cost engineering estimate by reference or through bottom-up analysis during development phase up to contract milestones

Should Cost Calculation through bottom-up approach for new & modified purchased components (variable & supplier tooling) to support Project Team business cases (Initiatives, Product Actions, Feasibility studies and others)

Provide purchasing support during supplier negotiations through gap analysis of supplier's price breakdown detail

Evaluate engineering changes to establish technical cost for the change and identify the cost drivers for variable and supplier tooling

Collaborate component technical solution cost drivers with suppliers for variable cost & tooling

Periodic Supplier visits to maintain & improve internal know-how of manufacturing processes & best practices

Identify potential cost optimization opportunities and support company technical cost reduction activities

Provide global component cost comparison analysis by working with the Project Cost Engineering community

Develop the cost structure for component standardization plans

Identify opportunities from benchmarking, innovation technologies, best countries

Qualification

Cost EngineeringSteel/Aluminum StampingWelding ProcessesCasting ProcessesCost AnalysisCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Required

Expertise in Steel/Aluminum Stamping and Welding: Progressive/Transfer/Tandem press - defining welding lines industrialization by capacity and welding seams/spot design

Knowledge on casting processes: Gravity casting, LPDC, HPDC

Min 2 years in the field (production, quality, cost analysis, process expertise)