Cost Engineer (Design-to-Cost / VAVE)

Job description

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Cost Engineer with a strong Design-to-Cost and VAVE focus to join our dynamic team at AVATR Global Design Center. In this role, you will lead cost optimization initiatives from the early stages of product development, with a strong focus on engineering design decisions. You will actively influence product architecture, materials, and manufacturing concepts at early design stages, ensuring cost targets are achieved by design rather than post-development optimization. What you will do: - Own and drive cost targets across concept and development phases, ensuring alignment with design maturity (CAD/BOM) - Analyze and optimize cost impact of design concepts through design simplification, material selection, and manufacturing process improvements - Lead Design-to-Cost activities and challenge engineering solutions to achieve cost-efficient product designs - Act as a key interface between R&D, Purchasing, and suppliers, driving design reviews and technical discussions on cost-performance trade-offs - Develop cost models, benchmarks, and transparency to track cost evolution and ensure target achievement - Drive continuous improvement of Design-to...