Manager, Cost Engineering

📋 Description

• Build and continuously improve should-cost models for raw materials, fabricated components, and
• Establish cost benchmarking practices against industry best practices and track commodity, labor
• Use cost models to evaluate supplier quotations, identify negotiation leverage, and lead or support
• Partner with product and manufacturing engineering early in the design cycle to influence cost as a
• Feed cost forecasts and risk into Sales and Operations Planning and annual build plan to provide
• Establish tools, data structure, and methodology for cost engineering and build/lead a team as the

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years in cost engineering, finance, manufacturing engineering, or strategic sourcing, including
• Direct experience building or scaling a cost engineering capability.
• Fluency in activity-based costing, parametric cost modeling, and cost breakdown analysis from BOMs
• Track record of using cost models to change supplier negotiations and design outcomes.
• Comfort operating with limited market data and building estimation methodology where none exists.
• People leadership experience or readiness to build and lead a team.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive salaries and stock options.
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees; 80% for dependents.
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents).
• Generous vacation policies.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Holistic benefits package.