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Cost Engineer

Bristol
£45k – £52k/yr
Posted 7 days ago
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Cost Engineer

Product Cost Engineer

Location: Bristol area (hybrid working) Salary: £46,000 - £52,000 plus bonus and benefits

A permanent position as a Product Cost Engineer is available through a global client leading their industry and experiencing significant growth.


About the Role

A Product Cost Engineer is needed to reduce the cost of mechanical and/or electrical products and components while upholding standard safety, performance, quality, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver and fast-track engineering design changes that reduce costs while maintaining health, safety, quality, and compliance standards.
  • Identify and realise cost-saving opportunities across fields, converting them into engineering solutions that result in design releases and realised savings.
  • Oversee engineering design output for allocated cost reduction initiatives, ensuring delivery of models, drawings, specifications, and Bills of Materials for manufacture and release.

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Key Skills & Experience Required

  • Hands-on experience in engineering design changes for products or components in a manufacturing or product-based environment, including:
    • Experience in mechanical and/or electrical design.
    • Adding value engineering principles or cost reduction solutions to product design or build.
    • Direct involvement with manufacturing teams and suppliers to implement engineering changes in production processes.
  • Proficiency in engineering tools to design, modify, and release mechanical and electrical components in line with industry standards.

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Skills

Engineering Design
Cost Reduction
Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Mechanical Components
Electrical Components
Practical Engineering
Design Modification
Release Engineering

Location

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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