Product Cost Engineer H/F Alstom

Req ID:494050

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges oftoday and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric busesand driverless trains, as well asinfrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us meansjoininga truly global community ofmore than75000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.
Context
Alstom aims to carefully monitor costs during all development phases of its products, whether in tender or in project execution, with a main objective of increasing financial performances and competitiveness. This is the core mission of Development to Cost.
As part of Project Office & Engineering Organization, Design To Cost aims to ensure the best & just enough technical definition, at the just enough cost, on a wide range of rolling stock systems (Doors, Seats, Vehicles, frames,...). Consequently, we would meet our customer's needs while being competitive technically and economically against our competitor.

Mission
Within the framework of IMPACT30, Development to Cost is supporting the deployment of a product approach that ensures end-to-end development as well as end-to-end cost monitoring on projects and platforms. Our transversal role requires close collaboration with key stakeholders, including Engineering, Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Suppliers. By maintaining a comprehensive technical and cost perspective, the Design to Cost initiative aims to contribute to the best Total Cost of Ownership at the train level (acquisition + integration + maintenance).

DTC Métier: Deploy and manage Design To Cost guidelines in collaboration with the Train Design Office and the DTC community. Challenge requirements and propose new alternatives (technical, design, industrial, procurement).
Costing Tools: Develop and monitor costing tools (Excel, VBA, aPriori, QLIK, Power BI, etc.) with defined versioning roadmaps, guidelines, and training documentation for the DTC community.
Databases: Deploy strategies to manage various databases (hourly rates, cost breakdowns, etc.) with emphasis on governance, enhancement, and updates. Implement relevant KPIs.
Digitalization: Deploy roadmap with internal and external stakeholders to digitalize DTC tools (3D analysis, AI, automated digital costing, etc.).
Artificial Intelligence: Support the deployment of AI solutions according to DTC business needs in the mechanical domain, with assistance from the AI core team and developers (both internal and external support).
C-Class: Participate in the governance of C-Class, support engineering for PPL validation, and assist DTC with guidelines and business case analysis. Provide support for purchasing activities regarding costing and negotiations.
Procurement: For each commodity, deploy a cost monitoring interface with cost breakdown tool management.
PLM4A: Define DTC business needs for PLM4A and follow up on developments with the PLM core team.

Hard Skills

Cost culture knowledge and/or experience, Value Engineering.
Technical skills to understand and challenge cost driver at product level and industrial level.
Good knowledge on IT : excel, VBA, Power BI
Data science driven
English: fluent

Soft Skills:

Proactive (entrepreneurship) & Autonomous (self-learning),
Analytical & Critical Mindset : result oriented
Good communication skills
Curious, Agile & Collaborative

Educational Requirements:
Master's degree in engineering or IT (Engineering school or university)

Experience:
Mandatory: 5 Years in Industry, or product development stakes or IT Project developmentAn agile, inclusive and responsiblecultureis the foundation of ourcompanywhere diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advanceintheir careers.We are committed toencouragingour employeesto reach their full potential,while valuing and respecting them as individuals.

Job Segment:
Procurement, Product Development, PLM, Operations, Research, Management