Estimator Analysis

As a Costing Engineer , you will take on a key role at the interface between engineering, production, purchasing and sales. You will evaluate customer RFQs in the automotive environment from both a technical and commercial perspective, coordinate manufacturability assessments, analyze cost drivers and provide reliable costing foundations for well-informed quotation decisions.
Your Responsibilities:
Prepare, maintain and further develop cost calculations for new projects, product changes and series products.
Evaluate customer RFQs from a technical and commercial perspective, including the assessment of manufacturability, manufacturing concepts, investments and key cost drivers.
Independently organize and coordinate manufacturability assessments and customer requirements, involving internal and external interfaces.
Clarify technical and costing-related topics directly with specialist departments, international locations and customers.
Analyze components, materials, manufacturing processes, cycle times, tools and investment requirements to derive robust costing assumptions.
Develop and evaluate manufacturing concepts, taking into account cost, efficiency, technical feasibility and capacity requirements.
Conduct should-cost analyses, benchmarks and cost comparisons to identify competitive target costs.
Identify and evaluate cost optimization potential across the product, process and supply chain, including design-to-cost approaches.
Conduct post-costing analyses, including target/actual comparisons, variance analyses and the derivation of improvement measures for future cost calculations.
Support Sales in quotation and price negotiations by transparently presenting and explaining cost structures.
Conduct and evaluate make-or-buy analyses as well as profitability and ROI assessments.
Manage and track RFQs, including the monitoring of relevant KPIs related to quotation status, lead times, deadlines, risks and priorities.
Document costing assumptions, opportunities, risks and cost drivers as a basis for reliable quotation decisions and internal approvals.

Preferred Qualifications:
Successfully completed Bachelors degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, plastics engineering, production engineering or a comparable qualification.
Several years of professional experience in costing, cost engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering or technical cost calculation in the automotive environment.
Very good technical understanding of manufacturing processes, manufacturability, tooling, material usage and investments, as well as experience in interpreting and evaluating technical drawings, 3D assemblies and CAD data.
Strong analytical and entrepreneurial mindset, combined with the ability to evaluate complex technical and commercial topics within the overall business context, classify them strategically and represent them confidently in cross-functional alignments.
Experience in evaluating complex technical contexts and cost structures, as well as in cross-functional collaboration.
Confident use of Excel and, ideally, experience with SAP and costing-related systems. Knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter Product Cost Management (TCPCM) is an advantage.
Structured, analytical and independent working style with a strong focus on results.
Strong communication skills, confident presence and the ability to communicate technical and commercial content effectively to different target groups.
Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.

What We Offer:
A versatile position with strong cross-functional responsibility between customers, engineering, sales, purchasing, controlling and production.
A varied range of responsibilities with close collaboration across departments and locations.
The opportunity to actively help shape processes, costing standards and methods.
An international working environment with streamlined decision-making processes.
A long-term perspective in a technically demanding automotive environment.

EEO Statement:
Kyocera-AVX is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.