Costing Engineer - Power Electronics

We are looking for a highly motivated Costing Engineer for our team here in Queretaro.

As a Cost Engineer, you will work in an international environment and support A2MAC1 and their customers by carrying out the costing assignments and studies entrusted to you: Cost analysis, Value analysis, Comparative cost analysis, Design-to-cost, Economic modeling of manufacturing processes.

Tasks & Resposibilities

Costing activities:

• Carry out cost studies: analyze input data, identify materials and manufacturing processes, cost them using internal tools and methodologies.
• Understand and explain how the product works (system, subsystem, component, function, etc.).
• Identify and recommend ways to optimize the cost of a system.
• Drive cost/performance benchmarking and value analysis studies.
• Build study reports according to required quality standards.
• Provide teammates with specific studies to contribute to the project insights.

Customer interactions:

• Take part of early need analysis.
• Contribute to provide customer with appropriate costing and/or cost management approach.
• Present study results according to customers’ needs.

Project Management:

• Assess the workload and the timeline related to the technical perimeter of responsibility, and commit on them.
• Alert the project management about any risk on the technical perimeter, the timeline, or the project delivery quality.

Knowledge Improvement:

• Write and update technical content and guidelines.
• Improve internal tools, models and templates.
• Ensure technical watch on your specific competency area.
• Share knowledge and support teammates.

Professional Background

• Graduate from an engineering school, or equivalent engineering master degree in mechanics, electronics, applied physics, automation, systems engineering, or manufacturing/production.
• 2+ year minimum experience in a major engineering company, as a systems / technical design / cost engineer.
• Knowledge of industrial manufacturing and assembly processes in specific Power Electronics electrical engineering, focusing on optimizing the cost of components like inverters, DC/DC converters, junction box for electric vehicles (EVs, 800V architectures and wider adoption of Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology). Developing detailed technical and tooling cost analyses to determine what a part should cost. Analyzing power electronics components (e.g., SiC MOSFETs, capacitors, IGBT modules) for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Providing technical insights to purchasing departments to challenge supplier pricing and identify cost-saving initiatives. Evaluating cost impacts of production methods, including PCB assembly, packaging, and thermal management technologies.
• Understanding of inverter/converter topologies, wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN), thermal management, and EMC requirements.

Skills & Abilities

• Keen interest in industry and its products, innovation and manufacturing technologies.
• Culture of cost, as well as a true spirit of analysis and synthesis.
• Result oriented with operational excellence.
• Works autonomously and as part of a team, acts as a resource for less experienced colleagues.
• Be proactive, polyvalent, well organized, curious and keen to details.
• Fluent English written & oral (minimum B2).

Benefits

• Biweekly Payment (15 days)
• IMSS
• Christmas Bonus: 30 days
• Vacations by the law
• Vacations Bonus: 25%
• Gas Coupons
• Food Coupons
• Medical and Life Insurance