Cost Engineering for Space

Job Description:

We are hiring a Medium/Senior Cost Engineering for Space to joi n our GBS!

Responsibilities - your mission

Medium/Senior

Offers Costing pricing

• •Manages Costing Pricing consolidation of offers of various perimeter at product of some program level
• •Drumbeats the convergence of the costs/price towards de Target Must Cost/
• •As such, manages stakeholders (Engineering, Operations, Commercial, Program, Procurement…) contributing to the costs.
• Owns the offer “cost brochure”, i.e. comprehensive description of the deliverables and the related detailed costing file.
• •Accountable for the consistency between the technical, industrial, commercial and programmatic baseline and the costing/pricing assumptions for the complete project.
• •Is responsible for the financial elements of the offer, the final price calculation and their integration for decision into the relevant gates (MG3, RMC)
• •Promotes the Cost Engineering capabilities in AD

Cost models and referential management

• •Manages the cost models configuration and update with the relevant cost owners : structured data base with or not parametric to support the costing of project / program / equipment
• •Manages the various cost referential : Collect actuals from running project, identify and evaluate with project staffing changes to previous run (e.g. CCNs, waterfall, revenu+MR+TC evolution);
• •Prepare/update deviation/cost evolution report (template defined by Airbus);
• •Prepare input for benchmark database (TARGET/Excel input format for cost referential inputs) Supports preparation/update deviation/cost evolution report (template defined by Airbus);
• •Supports and manages preparation of inputs for benchmark database (TARGET/Excel input format for cost referential inputs).

Independent cost estimate

• •Performs independent cost estimate of systems & subsystem in order to secure bottom-up quotation with a “third party approach using analytic, parametric or similarity approach.
• •Explains and guide the costing results to support “gap analysis” and help to identify risks and opportunities.

Operational tasks

• •Coordinates activities to ensure accurate and timely quotation deliveries by the cost owners.
• •Delivers should cost to support the convergence towards the TMC/TMP and support the Senior representatives for Bids
• •Secures close alignment between the internal customer needs and the cost engineering support provided
• •Determines the approach for the cost estimations and defines the resources needed to support the execution of the subject estimation.
• •Delivers the Bid Cost brochure (set of assumptions and deliverables aligned with the consolidated costing) for the Industrial and Cost review
• •Prepares the pricing and all the financial entries of the Offer decisional gates (MGs, RMC…)
• •Supports the Pricing team for the commercial offer finalization up to contract signature.
• •Manages the transition from the costing to the Program EAC after program Kick Off.
• •Prepares, and synthesises the required assumptions for an independent costing estimate. In case of partial inputs, generate consistent assumptions in agreement with programs
• •Compiles, deliver all cost engineering files to internal customers explaining rationale and cost impacts related to the assumptions
• •Consolidates cost estimates from various cost engineering domains and deliver it to the customer (internal).
• •Support Programs in cost target setting and negotiation/Buy-in with stakeholders
• •Supports Programs to challenge, assess and negotiate costs of suppliers and / or internal cost owners
• •Analyse the variance between the cost engineering view and other sources of estimation and support reconciliation /negotiation
• Secures knowledge management on cost evolution and requests for customer
• •Act as an senior support for the team and establishing the costing support activities for Airbus GBS.

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have/be:

• •Educational background in engineering (mechanical., MAIT…) with understanding of business topics (finance, economics,) and mathematic methods
• •Experience of Programmes
• •Leadership and ability to lead/coordinate transnational team
• •Good communication skills and ability to convince at management level
• •Capability to be creative and implement innovation on tools, methods (IT, digitalisation, big data…)
• •Proactive approach to work with a keen focus on problem solving combined with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• •Be able to work under pressure and prioritise workload and support multiple tasks simultaneously
• •The role requires working to tight deadlines; therefore, some flexibility of working hours is essential

Benefits - what’s in it for you

• •Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world.
• •A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.
• •A modern office well connected to public transportation.
• •A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.
• •An intense and exciting onboarding experience.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Portugal SA

Employment Type:

Permanent -------

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Costing

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