Location: Chennai, India
Work time: Full-time
Date: October 2022
Global description:
At A2Mac1, we’re a diverse group, spread across the globe, who are united by a shared set of values and goals. We’re committed to performing well as individuals and in teams for the betterment of our company.
A2Mac1 has a collaborative work environment that encourages innovation and entrepreneurial thinking.
As part of our international costing &insights team, you focus on generating costing & insights by combining the data generated by several team (Technology center/costing & sustainability team, performance center, and market insights team) to deliver customers valuable and unique studies in order to support them in optimizing their products.
You are responsible for the day-to-day project activities and cost studies. You manage your regular work and expect to support others. You organize the delivery of your project or study according to the clients' expectations. You ensure that you have the necessary skills to deliver on time and with the expected quality. You ensure a technical watch and follow the training to maintain your skills at an optimal efficiency. You are a source of proposals to improve the overall results of production.
Expected knowledge and role
Engineer should have Knowledge on atleast 3 to 4 Manufacturing processes such as Casting, Forging, Machining, Plastic Injection Stampings & Fabrications etc. that includes Painting, Powder coating, chrome plating. In addition, he must have good exposure in commodities such as BIW, Steering systems, Suspensions etc., Costing Methodologies (Zero Based Costing / Should Costing / Bottom up costing / Design to Cost).
The role will focus on:
§ Costing activities for projects and/or programs
§ Compliance with deliverables and milestones
§ Design Analysis based on functional parameters
§ Monitoring and reporting
§ Customer satisfaction
Your responsibilities are:
- Develop bottom up costing / ZBC / Direction costing as per customer expectations
- Carry out cost studies: planning, quality, meeting deadlines, etc.
- Analyze input data, identify materials and manufacturing processes, cost them using internal tools and methodologies
- Understand and explain product operation (system, subsystem, component, function, etc.).
- Identify and recommend ways to optimize the cost of a system / vehicle features
- Identify right benchmarks from database and analysis in exchange with customer’s product
- Conduct cost/performance benchmarking and value analysis studies
- Write study reports according to required quality standards
- Present results and ensure client satisfaction
- Participate in all aspects of the project development life cycle, including planning, requirements, development and testing.
- Attend meeting and report the update of assigned projects
- Analyze, communicate, recommend, implement and report cost information
- Work with cost methodologies and tools and appropriate software models recommended by the company
- Supporting team members as and when necessary
- Write and update technical content / Improve internal tools and templates
Qualifications & interpersonal skills
- 8 – 12 years of relevant experience for Senior Cost & Insights Engineer / 0 to 7 years of relevant experience for Cost & Insights Engineer, should have completed studies in B.E. / M.E. in Mechanical or Automobile, must have some knowledge on automobile and auto-parts.
- Looking for candidates who are passionate about Passenger Cars / any Vehicle / Automobile
- Familiar with Vehicle safety regulations and knowledge of design rules, concerning to e-powertrain components
- Manufacturing exposures (at least 4) such as Stampings & Fabrications, Forging, Castings, Machining, Plastic Injection Molding.
- Understanding of technically complex contexts (Proprietary parts)
- An open-minded personality, self-confident appearance as well as very good English skills
- Good communication skills with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong technical mindset and able to read and interpret technical data and translate/decipher to others
- Results orientated and organized with the ability to deliver against deadlines
What We Do
A2MAC1 is the world leading provider of competitive technical benchmarking solutions across the automotive industry and beyond. It is a pioneer in the analysis and transformation of data into value, and a source of mission-critical insights into the market. With over 600 employees worldwide (Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States), the group’s offering is used daily by nearly 650,000 professionals from the entire automotive value chain and beyond (transportation, agriculture, appliances, etc.) for 25 years.
Its unique, easy-to-use, 3D proprietary technology platform helps manufacturers optimize the design and materials of their products throughout their life cycle, with a constant focus on innovation and cost and value optimization.
