Cost Engineer

Description

Cost Engineer (f/m/d)

Full time

Munich, Dahlewitz or Cottbus / Hybrid

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cost Engineer (f/m/d) to join Rolls-Royce Electrical in Munich, Dahlewitz close to Berlin or Cottbus.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

As a Cost Engineer your expertise and passion for value driven cost solutions will champion the development of our cost culture across Rolls-Royce. You will actively engage and implement innovative approaches together with Design, Manufacturing, Procurement and Aftermarket that will determine the future success of our aerospace business. You will think big and make a difference

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing

With this exciting opportunity you will get a chance to:

use your knowledge, experience, and supplier intelligence to create component cost estimates, influence cost effective design solutions as part of a cross-functional team (Design to Cost), identify and analyse cost drivers to effectively support & influence supplier negotiations, partner with commercial teams to lead supply chain mapping, execute lean cost improvement workshops and support sourcing strategy creation with cost insight, be part of Manufacturing Technology Focus for ALM, Composite, Forging, Casting, CNC Machining and/or assembly process.

Who we’re looking for

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

obtain an Engineering Degree or equivalent industry experience, with a preference for specialized qualifications, acquire knowledge and experience in manufacturing processes related to mechanical and/or electrical, electromechanical components, apply experience in manual bottom-up activity-based, top-down, and automated product cost estimation methods, understand the design process, sourcing, product cost management, and demonstrate commercial awareness; grasp Cost Engineering & Financial principles firmly, possess fluency in English, with proficiency in German considered a significant asset.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at

As part of your application please could you include a cover letter and any supporting qualifications.

Closing date: 03.05.2024

Job Category

Electrical and Electronics

Posting Date

18 Apr. 2024; 00:04

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