Forseven, a revolutionary company looking to transform the EV industry through cutting-edge technology and innovative engineering practices, are seeking Senior Cost Engineer - Interior to join their highly skilled and dynamic Cost Engineering team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most visionary minds in the automotive field.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to become part of a scale-up, where your contributions will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our forward-thinking company. With its rapid growth trajectory and dynamic nature, Forseven offers you an exceptional platform to help drive strategy as we expand into new horizons.
What's the opportunity
Reporting to the Cost Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal part in providing target costs for the vehicle projects utilizing expertise, logic, and robust data drive approach.
What you will do;
• Analysing engineering data to create a bottom up should cost using cost models and various other tools to allow cost targets to be generated.
• Creating cost estimates for Piece, Tooling, and D&D using our cost estimation software and cost models that can be used in supplier negotiations.
• Coordinating cost engineering activities and analysis to develop / validate 2D/3D data which input into cost targets for future production programs.
• Managing and creating analysis templates that can be used for other function groups.
• Supporting the procurement department on technical challenges, when discussing quotes with suppliers
• Managing key stakeholders to identify plans of action in support of cost negotiations or working with suppliers on continuous improvements.
• Working within a cross functional environment within engineering, quality, sustainability and external suppliers
Who you are
• Experience within quality, manufacturing, or cost engineering experience.
• Broad experience in engineering inclusive of component design
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• An analytical and methodical approach with an inquisitive mind
• Experience with analysing supplier QAF data (desirable)
• Experience/exposure to SAP Ariba, Jaggaer, Coupa etc
About us and our culture…
At Forseven, we are more than just a team of professionals; we are dynamic innovators, visionary collaborators and trailblazers who believe in making a difference. Our passion lies in revolutionising the electric vehicle industry through our cutting-edge advancements and sustainable solutions that aim to transform the way transportation is perceived.
Currently operating under stealth mode, our focus is entirely directed towards achieving excellence as pioneers in creating sustainable mobility solutions which will help shape the future of transportation.