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We are looking for a highly motivated Costing Engineer for our team here in Queretaro. As a Cost Engineer, you will work in an international environment and support A2MAC1 and their customers by carrying out the costing assignments and studies entrusted to you: Cost analysis, Value analysis, Comparative cost analysis, Design-to-cost, Economic modeling of manufacturing processes. Tasks & Resposibilities Costing activities: • Carry out cost studies: analyze input data, identify materials and manufacturing processes, cost them using internal tools and methodologies, • Understand and explain how the product works (system, subsystem, component, function, etc.), • Identify and recommend ways to optimize the cost of a system, • Drive cost/performance benchmarking and value analysis studies, • Build study reports according to required quality standards, • Provide teammates with specific studies to contribute to the project insights.   Customer interactions: • Take part of early need analysis • Contribute to provide customer with appropriate costing and/or cost management approach • Present study results according to customers’ needs.   Project Management: • Assess the workload and the timeline related to the technical perimeter of responsibility, and commit on them. • Alert the project management about any risk on the technical perimeter, the timeline, or the project delivery quality.   Knowledge Improvement: • Write and update technical content and guidelines, • Improve internal tools, models and templates, • Ensure technical watch on your specific competency area, • Share knowledge and support teammates Requirements Professional Background • Graduate from an engineering school, or equivalent engineering master degree in: mechanics, electronics, applied physics, automation, systems engineering, or manufacturing/production, •2+ year minimum experience in a major engineering company, as a systems / technical design / cost engineer, • Knowledge of industrial manufacturing and assembly processes in specific Power Electronics electrical engineering, focusing on optimizing the cost of components like inverters, DC/DC converters, junction box for electric vehicles (EVs, 800V architectures and wider adoption of Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology). Developing detailed technical and tooling cost analyses to determine what a part should cost. Analyzing power electronics components (e.g., SiC MOSFETs, capacitors, IGBT modules) for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Providing technical insights to purchasing departments to challenge supplier pricing and identify cost-saving initiatives. Evaluating cost impacts of production methods, including PCB assembly, packaging, and thermal management technologies. Understanding of inverter/converter topologies, wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN), thermal management, and EMC requirements.   Skills & Abilities • Keen interest in industry and its products, innovation and manufacturing technologies, • Culture of cost, as well as a true spirit of analysis and synthesis, • Result oriented with operational excellence, • Works autonomously and as part of a team, acts as a resource for less experienced colleagues, • Be proactive, polyvalent, well organized, curious and keen to details, • Fluent English written & oral (minimum B2). Benefits Biweekly Payment (15 days) IMSS Christmas Bonus: 30 days Vacations by the law Vacations Bonus: 25% Gas Coupons Food Coupons Medical and Life Insurance