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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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