Cost Engineering

Job Overview:

• We are looking for a proficient expert with a background in PCBA Costing, particularly in Product Teardown Should Costing, VAVE benchmarking, and cost optimization strategies throughout the product lifecycle for electromechanical products across diverse industry sectors.
• This position demands extensive knowledge in electronics hardware design, manufacturing processes, and supply chain cost factors to create precise, competitive, and scalable cost models.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct Product Teardown Should Cost analysis for electromechanical products.
• Develop comprehensive PCBA cost models that encompass:
• o PCB fabrication, including layer stack-up, materials, finishes, and panelization.
• o Component costing for passives, actives, ICs, connectors, and custom parts.
• o Assembly processes such as SMT, THT, mixed technology, testing, and rework.
• o Cost estimation expertise during concept design, prototype, pilot, and mass production phases.
• o Evaluate cost drivers including component selection, yield, takt time, panel utilization, and logistics.
• o Monitor cost changes across revisions, ECNs, and lifecycle modifications.
• Lead design-to-cost and value engineering efforts.
• Review schematics, BOMs, Gerbers, and assembly documentation from a cost analysis viewpoint.
• Keep abreast of market trends, technological advancements, and cost variations in electronics manufacturing.
• Maintain a database of costing methodologies, assumptions, and historical case studies on cost savings.
• Prepare and present detailed cost analysis reports, value engineering proposals, and cost breakdowns to stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related field.
• 8 to 15 years of experience in Should Costing and Value Engineering for electronic hardware.
• Familiarity with automotive, avionics, industrial, consumer, networking, or IoT electronics.
• Strong comprehension of hardware product design, schematics, BOMs, and component selection.
• Knowledge of regulatory and quality standards affecting PCBA costs, including IPC, ISO, and automotive standards.
• Proven history of delivering measurable cost reductions through engineering and sourcing initiatives.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Experience with costing tools, hand calculations, and related methodologies.

Preferred Expertise:

Domain->Core Engineering->Plant Engineering->Plant Layout, Technology->Value Engineering->Value Engineering