Job Summary:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent and 8-12 years of Electromechanical Product and Supply Chain experience
- Execute VAVE/Cost Reduction/Cost Optimization projects
- Coordinate with internal & external stakeholders & Cross functional teams
- Participate in internal & external meetings and reviews
- Conduct peer reviews
- Ensure milestone deliveries as per project schedule and with quality
- Update project status and any important info/issue to relevant stakeholders in timely manner
- Ensure successful completion of project with customer review and acceptance/feedback.
Experience and Skills Required:
Experience or awareness of VAVE (Value Engg.) methodology –
- Product overview and understanding of scope, constraints, expectations, Mfg region, Annual volume etc.
- Costed BOM Analysis (Multi-level BOM)
- Physical/Digital Product Teardown (Stripping down product to lowest level i.e., child-part level)
- Understanding functions of each part/sub-assembly, features and associated costs
- Conduct brainstorming/ideation sessions – for generating cost reduction ideas
- Ideas screening and ranking – Remove duplicate/impractical ideas and rank remaining ideas on certain parameters
- Technical evaluation of ideas (design/material/process change etc.)
- Cost saving estimation for ideas – Savings per part and annualized savings
- Ability to study 3D Models and 2D drawings and other Engg. data
- Ability to study and analyze Design requirements, Materials, Manufacturing Processes and identify Cost drivers
- Hands on Design/CAD experience in parts made by Sheet Metal/Casting/Molding/Fabrication/Machining etc.
- Good understanding about above manufacturing processes
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Good in MS Excel (Data analysis, Charts, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP etc.)
- Experience with tools like FAST diagram, functional block diagram, Pareto charts, 5Why technique etc. will be an added benefit
- VAVE Training and Certification will be an added benefit
Pay: From $40.00 per hour
Experience:
- Electromechanical products: 8 years (Required)
- Supply chain: 8 years (Required)
- VAVE: 5 years (Required)
- Value Engineering: 5 years (Preferred)
- Cost Reduction: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
