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Job Description
- Experience: 15 – 25 years of rich experience in Automotive OEM / Tier 1 / Tier 2
Functional Area : Cost Estimation/ VAVE
Industry type : Agricultural/Construction Equipment/Automotive
Location: Flexible work location within the US
Designation: Costing Expert
Roles & Responsibilities
- Suggest alternate raw materials, manufacturing methods, in line with current trend/requirements to save cost
- Knowledge of current raw material rates, manufacturing costs (machine, labor etc.)
- Ability to estimate the cost of the current part and the cost of proposed ideas (both macro and micro level)
- Justify the cost estimation with detailed breakups on raw material, process and any other, as per the generated idea
- Skill to convince/sell the idea to OEMs with technical justification
- Knowledge of homologation requirements preferred
- Good knowledge in Tooling of Sheetmetal, Fabrication, Machining, Plastic, and electronic/proprietary parts manufacturing process
- Provide estimation on tooling investment for proposed idea
Requirements
- Good knowledge in manufacturing methods for various commodities – sheet metal (thin & thick parts), fabrication (joining techniques) / casting, forging, machining/plastic & rubber
- Well versed in system parts like BIW, CIW, powertrain, interiors, exteriors, safety-critical parts etc.
- Sound knowledge and experience in various raw materials used in the automotive industry with the ability to recommend alternate grades for cost optimization
- Proven experience in VA / VE activities – technical benchmarking with competition vehicles
- Ability to identify and appreciate the design intent and generate cost optimization ideas without jeopardizing the function
- Knowledge on fasteners, types, and sizes.
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