SAM Target Costing Expert
Core
Rapid should-cost assessment and Design to Value for semiconductors, MCUs, sensors, and power electronics to drive cost-gap closure and competitive BOM targets.
Role type
Senior IC cost engineering expert (electronics & semiconductor)
Builds
Reusable cost calculation models, competitive electronic BOM targets, and market intelligence databases
Domain
Automotive electronics & semiconductor manufacturing
Required skills
Semiconductor manufacturing flow knowledge, PCB/PCBA process expertise, should-cost methodology, supplier quotation analysis, cost logic modeling, market intelligence gathering, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience with MCU/ASIC/sensor cost structures, localization strategies, competitor benchmarking, architecture evaluation
Technologies
Wafer process, die size, yield, packaging, testing, SMT assembly, PCB technology
Responsibilities
Build cost logic based on wafer process and packaging; Set competitive electronic BOM targets; Lead electronics tear-down and competitor cost benchmarking; Drive Design to Value activities; Challenge supplier quotations with fact-based cost drivers; Transfer China market insights to global projects
