CareerPlan

Costing Engineer (m/w/d)

Föritztal, THUERINGENFull-time2026-09-29 → 2026-11-11

Core

Create, maintain, and develop cost calculations for new projects, product changes, and series products; evaluate RFQs and manufacturing concepts to support sales negotiations.

Role type

Costing Engineer

Builds

Cost models and manufacturing concepts for automotive products

Domain

Automotive manufacturing and production engineering

Required skills

Cost calculation, RFQ evaluation, manufacturing feasibility analysis, component and material analysis, process and cycle time analysis, tooling and investment assessment, Should-Cost modeling, benchmarking, variance analysis, Make-or-Buy analysis, ROI analysis, Excel, SAP, KPI tracking

Preferred skills

TCPCM, 3D data and CAD, Design-to-Cost optimization

Responsibilities

Create and maintain cost calculations for new projects and series products; Evaluate RFQs including feasibility checks and manufacturing concepts; Coordinate manufacturability assessments and align with internal/external interfaces; Analyze components, materials, processes, and investments for reliable costing; Develop and evaluate manufacturing concepts considering cost and efficiency; Conduct Should-Cost, benchmark, and cost analyses to identify optimization potential; Perform post-calculation and variance analysis; Support sales with offer and price negotiations including Make-or-Buy and ROI analyses

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC