Job Title: Train Cost Engineer
Purpose of the Job
* To Animate the Design to Cost within Tender and Project
* To set up priorities and clear guidance to the development teams to achieve the cost objectives
* To coordinate the Design to Cost resources to deliver the relevant expertise to the Tender & Projects
Organisation Reporting: To adapt site by site, but the recommendation by order of preference is Engineering Dpt, Costing Dpt, Tender & Project Dpt
Network & Links
* Ref Lib, Tender or Project team members / Sub-system manager
* Bid Cost Manager / Project Controller / Competitiveness Manager
* Train Cost Leader / Analyst
* Lead Engineer and Designer
* Design to cost Network
* Industrial team
* Sourcing team
Mission
* Accuracy of the cost calculation versus technical product definition
* Respect of time commitments & DFQ cycle requirements
* Capability to supply rational analysis & deliverables based on factual cost data & figures
* Capacity to stimulate the work and maintain cohesion between participants
* Saving potentials transformation
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
* Agree the Design to Cost Roadmap with the Tender or Project Core Team, the related budget and report on it
* Coordinate the whole Design to Cost studies and metiers to meet the agreed objectives
* Insure the transformation of the listed opportunities into validated cost reduction versus base line
* Be the “voice” of the Design to Cost in the Tender or Project team, insure and organize regular Steering Committees to report on the progresses
Detailled responsibilities:
* Animate the Design to Cost by applying the DtC tools and methodologies
* Calculate & Regularly update the “Cost by Unit in Dev” of the Train by IBS & Sub-Systems
* Define & agree the Recurring “Cost per Unit” target of the Train by IBS & Sub-Systems while getting the adhesion of the project stakeholders
* Coordinate the Costing resources & expertise
* Base on the Benchmark, DtC expertise & targets versus the Recurring Cost to Date of the train, highlight the main cost stakes and propose Priorities to the Tender or Project stakeholders.
* Listen to the Tender or Project team needs of Business Cases, adapt and agree the priorities with the Tender or Project core team
* Define the Design to Cost roadmap & Design to Cost Deliverables regarding the Priorities defined and the DFQ cycle
* Make sure the Design to Cost deliverables are delivered according to the DFQ cycle & Roadmap agreed
* Organize creative / brainstorming session (no taboo – openness – result oriented) to transform into validated savings, the Design to Cost potentials which have been identified by the DtC Analysis
* Establish the synthesis report, follow DtC KPIs and the evolution of the total ”Cost by Unit” at Train & Sub-System level
* Organizer regular DtC Steering Committees to report it and ask the core team for go / no go Arbitrations
* The Scope of work is limited to Recurring Production Cost (Material + Assembly hours of the Train and Sub-Systems) even if NRC are taken in consideration when meaningful in the Business Cases
Accountabilities
Based on the Deliverables issued by the Train Cost Leader & the expertise of the Design to Cost team:
* Validate the train Cost per Unit in Dev
* Propose and Agree the Train Target Cost per Unit together with the project team at Train and Sub-System level
* Put the Target Cost and other DtC Targets in a DtC TRS and insure their diffusion to the project stakeholders
Based on the Design to Cost process:
* Put in place a DtC governance with the métiers and with the project teams such as steering committees, KPIs & follow-up meeting
* Put in place the relevant deliverables to monitor the Design to Cost key success factors (such as Cost Calculation Note, Cost and Saving tracking, KPIs …)
* Build the dashboard to show it to the Tender or Project team
Based on the priorisation issued by the Train Cost Leader analysis & cost follow-up:
* Deliver and update at least monthly to the Tender or Project team the main cost stakes to be addressed
* Propose for each of them the relevant action plan using the Design to Cost processes, tools & expertise
* Participate to those action plans and insure the transformation of the identified potential into validated savings
Communication:
* Ensure the alignment with the product definition and put in place a close and fruitful communication with and between all the Design to Cost and Core Team métiers
* Make sure their requirements are considered and that DtC results are known and circulated
Knowledge & Experience
Mandatory
* Good product knowledge
* Good Product Competitiveness knowledge
* Good industrial Process knowledge
* Curious
* Open-mindedness
* Rigorous
* Good communication with other people
* English Speaker
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