Value Optimization & Financial Management
- Target Tracking: Identify, benchmark, budget, and track cost reduction activities and projects to meet technical cost reduction targets.
- Budgeting & Tools Management: Provide Metafunction budget needs to PC&CO for Global Finance (COO) approval requests. Manage, support, and optimize all regional tools for Metafunction VO activities (eVOS, MCM, etc.).
- Reporting: Present regional results overviews and detailed splits by each subsystem; manage VO KPIs using Status vs. Target charts.
- Compliance: Guarantee strict conformity to Internal Control System rules.
Benchmarking & Idea Generation
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Support Metafunction Teams on Design to Cost (Upfront development) and System/Components Benchmarking.
- Teardown & Reviews: Lead benchmarking and standardization activities across Metafunctions, including A2MAC reviews, Part/System reviews, and Vehicle Hoist / Teardown reviews.
- Workshop Leadership: Coordinate and lead Idea Generation activities (Supplier/Engineering Submissions, Benchmarking & Internal Workshops).
- Feasibility Analysis: Lead the initial evaluation and disposition of new ideas, determining engineering feasibility and performing competitive benchmarking.
Stakeholder Alignment & Global Synergy
- Cross-Pollination: Interact with counterparts across all global regions to maximize the replication of technical proposals and cost-saving plans.
- Supplier Engagement: Support PC&CO to engage suppliers and stakeholders with a strict focus on value optimization.
Commodities & Systems Involved
You will support systems/components benchmark activities across a wide range of automotive commodities, ensuring they meet performance through systems:
- Body & Interior: BIW, Interior Components, Trim.
- Chassis & Braking: Chassis components and architectural hardware.
- Propulsion & Powertrain: Engine components, Transmission, ePT, Battery components, and Propulsion systems.
- Electrical & HVAC: Electrical components, Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning, and Engine Systems.
What We're Looking For
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Manufacturing from an ABET-accredited university (or equivalent relevant credentials).
- Experience: Proven experience in a design, release, manufacturing processing, or cost engineering role within the automotive industry. Full product life cycle experience is preferred.
- Technical Tools: Proficiency in NX and Teamcenter is required.
- Costing Knowledge: Experience in activity-based costing, quoting, or developing EDD, variable, and/or tooling costs.
- Quality & Lean Methodologies: Knowledge of Shainin Red X (or other reactive quality tools), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and lean product development.
- Soft Skills: Strong leadership, negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills to drive projects with global teams.
- Languages: High level of proficiency in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
What We Offer
- High-impact projects with leading global automotive OEMs.
- Exposure to multiple vehicle systems, advanced benchmarking platforms (A2MAC), and global technologies.
- Collaborative, fast-paced, and international environment.
- Career growth opportunities.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
About Us
We are a global engineering and technology leader, supporting top-tier automotive manufacturers in product development, cost optimization, and next-generation mobility innovation.
SEGULA Technologies est un groupe d'ingénierie mondial, au service de la compétitivité de tous les grands secteurs industriels : automobile, aérospatial, énergie, ferroviaire, naval, life sciences et télécoms. Présent dans plus de 30 pays, fort de ses 140 implantations dans le monde, le Groupe privilégie une relation de proximité avec ses clients grâce aux compétences de ses 15 000 collaborateurs. Ingénieriste de premier plan plaçant l'innovation au cœur de sa stratégie, SEGULA Technologies mène des projets d'envergure, allant des études jusquà l'industrialisation et la production.
