Principle Engineer

Job Description

Tasks:

• Responsible to generate, promote, and evaluate innovative ideas across all the series released products, to reduce product costs, without compromising the product functionality, quality, safety, performance, and regulatory requirements.

• Analyze designs, materials and manufacturing processes, and benchmark products and processes to suggest alternatives

• Coordinating, monitoring and assigning work packages to the VAVE support team (Value Analysis & Value Engineering)

• Responsibility for driving cost reduction measures end to end and reporting the savings.

• Responsibility for preparing and monitoring project milestones, deliverables, business cases, and savings achieved while maintaining relevant reports and documentation

• Identification of potential risks and preparation of mitigation plans

• Accountable for implementing the identified measures in series production and contributing towards Project’s annual Cost Reduction targets.

• Interdisciplinary cooperation with the engineering, procurement and production departments as well as with suppliers at several global locations

Qualifications:

• Successfully completed B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech in Mechanical / Production / Automobile / Electrical / Industrial Engineering or any other similar engineering specializations

• Minimum 6 years of experience with Combustion engines and Generator Systems, and relevant experience in Product Cost Work / VAVE / Cost Analysis or similar projects

• Several years of project management experience and experience with multi-project management

• Understanding of product design, development, change management and manufacturing processes

• Proficiency with CAD and PLM tools (preferably PTC Creo and Windchill), SAP, DFMEA, ISO GD&T standards, DFA/DFM principles

• Knowledge of cost estimation tools or VAVE an advantage

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Very good knowledge of written and spoken English

• German language proficiency is an added advantage

• Flexible, Open, Analytical and structured way of working.

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