Cost Engineer (d/f/m)

Cost Engineer (d / f / m)

ArianeGroup is an industrial company delivering critical missions for the space and defence sectors. With 8,300 highly qualified employees in France and Germany, ArianeGroup has unique expertise in access to space, covering the full spectrum of civil and military launch systems, including design, development, manufacturing, integration, flight preparation, operational readiness and end-of-life decommissioning.

ArianeGroup is lead contractor for the Ariane 6 European launcher for the European Space Agency (ESA), and for the French oceanic deterrent force M51 strategic missile for the French Defence Armament Procurement Agency (DGA).

Internationally recognised for its innovative, competitive solutions, ArianeGroup has expertise in state-of-the-art technologies, from the chemistry of propellants and composite materials, to liquid, solid and electric space propulsion systems.

ArianeGroup also offers a broad range of space, defence and industrial equipment and services, both individually and together with its subsidiaries Sodern, Pyroalliance, Nuclétudes and APP.

In the field of space launchers, ArianeGroup’s subsidiary Arianespace markets and operates the Ariane 6 and Vega-C launchers developed for ESA, and its subsidiary MaiaSpace develops and markets the reusable launcher Maia.

ArianeGroup, equally owned by Airbus and Safran, posted consolidated revenues of €2.3 billion in 2023.

For the department " Costing " at the location Bremen we are looking for a Cost Engineer (d / f / m) to support us in full time (40h / week) with immediate effect.

What we offer you :

• A varied and challenging job in an internationally operating aerospace company
• A cooperative, modern working atmosphere in a dynamic team
• Individual and professional training & development opportunities
• Collectively agreed benefits, such as holiday / Christmas bonuses and more, as well as a company pension scheme

Your main tasks and activities :

• Perform independent estimates during development and production phases and lead Design-to-Cost initiatives
• Perform Costing for newly launched or advanced projects and support cost estimation on bids / offers to ensure competitiveness and convergence on targets
• You provide recurring and / or non-recurring cost assessments with rationale by ensuring good understanding, credibility, and durable confidence in costing figures
• Provide support in projects to help identifying cost drivers and proposing best disruptive designs, configurations, solutions and industrial organizations in order to reduce product costs
• Cooperate through cross-functional teams and establish a working network within ArianeGroup stakeholders like : Programs, Design Offices, Engineering, Production, Industrialization, Purchasing
• Develop and capitalize more efficient cost engineering models, utilize statistical and mathematical methods and taking advantage of available corporate data

You have the following qualifications :

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• Profound experience with manufacturing processes
• Excellent calculation skills as well as experience with Excel (VBA is a plus)
• Strong communication skills and a pro-active mindset
• Fluent in English and German (French is a plus)

Interested?

Then we look forward to receiving your application, including CV, cover letter and references via the application button.

Your contact person for questions :

Deniz Sirin Cengiz

Tel. +49 160 95486523

All person-related formulations in this job advertisement are to be considered gender-neutral.

Severely disabled persons will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications.

Applicants who are affected by a job adjustment measure will be given preferential treatment.

During the application phase, we will be supported by our recruitment partner ManpowerGroup Solutions.

Your application and all information contained therein will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

Your data will only be processed by ManpowerGroup Solutions for the purpose of forwarding, evaluating and contacting you.

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