Hybrid Cost Engineer, Analyst

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Cost Engineer, Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $74,300 - $166,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Cost Engineer/Analyst at Ford predicting and analyzing total cost of vehicle components. Utilizing technical cost modeling to evaluate expenses ensuring profitability and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Must be process oriented with strong analytical skills and a high degree of business acumen with a strong ability to learn operational and strategic business issues.
• The Cost Engineer/Cost Analyst for this position must have experience in more than one of the following:
• BIW Stamping and sheet metal products
• Assembly integration and optimization
• All forms of metal casting: Ferrous, AL, Mg
• Extrusions
• Machining
• Roll forming
• Plating and coatings
• Metallurgist
• Experience using Estimating Software to develop should cost estimates such as FACTON, ARRORI, SIEMANS.
• Ability to construct and analyze manufacturing costs of components by reviewing drawings, engineering specifications, and functional requirements.
• Demonstrate a proven grasp of business concepts as well as quantitative and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to assess cost benefit analysis of different supplier manufacturing methods.
• Ability to maintain data integrity and accuracy and use data to identify and solve problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical achievements; or a combination of equivalent education and experience.
• 10+ years of business and/or engineering, or an undergraduate degree in Technical Schools with 5+ years of Automotive manufacturing experience
• Proficiency in lean manufacturing
• Proficiency in data analysis

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.