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Cost Engineer

Posted 22 Mar 2024
Work experience
3 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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We are Lightyear, we envision a shift from traditional environment polluting vehicles to clean and affordable mobility. It is our mission to disrupt the electric car market by providing zero emission mobility for everyone, everywhere. Our first offering is a zero emission solar electric car: The Lightyear One. The Lightyear One is the answer to the shortcomings of today’s electric vehicles. It is a beautifully designed, unplugged, energy independent car powered by the sun.Lightyear is looking for a Cost Engineer with an analytical mindset and extensive automotive experience.

Description

As Cost Engineer you have a crucial role within the procurement team. You will have contact with important internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for:

  • calculating the cost of components & total vehicle systems (piece price/tooling/engineering cost)
  • make versus Buy analysis
  • target cost development and tracking
  • working closely with vehicle design, development & engineering teams on a daily basis
  • reporting and communicating vehicle cost status to all levels of the organization

Requirements

  • A Bachelor Degree in Finance/Accounting or in engineering
  • OEM or Tier 1 Automotive experience, experience in Automotive Product Development
  • At least 3 years of experience within a similar role
  • Experience working with PLM and/or ERP systems
  • Strong analytical skills
  • You are a structured person in your way of work with excellent team player skills and you are able to work multidisciplinary
  • Strong relationship builder with the internal engineers but also with external suppliers
  • Continuous drive for improvement and development within a dynamic and fast changing environment
  • Self-starter with a pragmatic attitude
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Willingness to travel to suppliers occasionally
  • High level of perseverance
  • Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch (German is a big plus)

What do we offer

Next to getting the opportunity to have a massive, positive impact on the future of mobility within your role, you also get the chance to work for a company with a true and ambitious mission. So, sometimes Lightyear One comes along and you just have to jump on! Furthermore we offer:

  • High level of autonomy
  • A multidisciplinary team of highly motivated and talented people
  • A fast growing organization with lots of opportunities
  • Flexible working hours
  • Excellent travel expenses
  • 40 vacation days per year
  • An interesting and well balanced pension plan that fits Lightyear and our mission
  • An interesting share plan to really become part of Lightyear
  • Time for informal get-togethers on Monday morning and Friday afternoon
  • Attention for a good work & life balance
  • We are building towards the future every day, we started in 2016 and we're making big steps. We are also building and improving our conditions for our employees.

At Lightyear we are building an electric car that charges itself. From our experience at Solar Team Eindhoven, we know this is only possible starting from scratch. At Lightyear we bring together a multidisciplinary team of highly motivated engineers, designers, and visionaries to challenge the status quo. Write the story with us!

Automotive
Helmond
Active in 10 countries
200 employees
70% men - 30% women
Average age is 35 years

What employees are saying

Manuel Ribeiro

Software Engineer

Manuel Ribeiro

"Lightyear is an exceptional team that puts together people from all over the world with the same goal of creating a meaningful positive impact in our society. I felt welcome from the very first day and working with such motivated engineers gives me the energy I need to do my best every day."

Sapfo Tsoutsou

Group Lead - Thermal Engineering

Sapfo Tsoutsou

"Lightyear is een geweldig bedrijf om voor te werken. Het voelt voor mij meer als familie dan een werkgever. Klinkt misschien een beetje heftig, maar het is zo. Je maakt makkelijk vrienden op werk: iedereen is vriendelijk, behulpzaam en zo gemotiveerd om echt een verschil te maken in de wereld.”