Should Costing Engineer – Mechanical to develop accurate cost models for mechanical components, assemblies, and products across EMS, Industrial, Automotive, Consumer Electronics, and Medical Devices.
Responsibilities
Develop detailed should-cost models for mechanical components and assemblies
Analyze 2D drawings, 3D CAD models, BOMs, and technical specifications
Estimate costs for sheet metal components, machined parts, castings, forgings, plastic injection molded parts, die cast components, and welded assemblies
Perform manufacturing feasibility and process analysis
Compare supplier quotations with should-cost estimates and identify cost gaps
Perform operational process design and requirements definition in conjunction with functional teams
Educate, teach, and provide training and/or resources to maintain the required level of department expertise for business systems and processes such as DFMA, ERP, and flow-line assembly
Divisional support resource for manufacturing processes, operational and material flow, assembly station development
Develop and implement the proper KPI’s and tools to monitor operational efficiencies and machine cost reduction
Provide corrective actions and/or process change steps for divisions to resolve recurring problems
To manufacture quality parts as directed within an acceptable time frame to assist the organization in meeting all MAFACT and customer’s requirements and to perform the assigned task in a safe manner.
Responsibilities
Overseeing and managing Preform consumable tooling inventory and control
Ensure all preform machines are equipped with correct design revision and physical consumable tooling
Maintain accurate digital records of all inventories, usage, cycle count, and design records using database software
Monitor and adjust preform tooling life; complete failure analysis on premature failures
Monitors and optimize machine parameters to improve tooling life
Lead the Packaging pole of Product Operations, owning technical packaging strategy, development, industrialization, and R&D for new launches and existing portfolio.
Responsibilities
Define and own packaging technical strategy and roadmap
Lead sub-poles of Development & Industrialization and Packaging R&D
Size the team based on workload and portfolio data
Own technical delivery of launches from brief to production
Run risk-based pathways and secure pilot molds
Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's in Packaging, Mechanical, Materials or Plastics Engineering
Responsible for developing and maintaining detailed cost breakdowns, cost models and processing cost data for senior decision makers in healthcare construction projects.
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive cost analysis across products
Identify and quantify opportunities for cost efficiencies and savings
Develop cost bases for industrialisation options
Collaborate with product leads to understand cost and performance drivers
Support evaluation of commercial and procurement strategies
Requirements
Professional accreditation (e.g., chartered engineer, membership of a relevant professional body)