Cost Engineer – Material Cost Specialist

General Motors

Cost Engineer specializing in material costs and estimates for automotive vehicles. Collaborating with cross-functional teams for accurate costing and cost reductions.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cost estimation and analysis within the automotive industry, with a strong focus on manufacturing processes and financial evaluation of technical concepts. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop accurate cost estimates and identify cost reduction opportunities.

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Cost EstimationManufacturing Process KnowledgeData AnalysisAutomotive Industry ExperienceTcPCM Quoting Software

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Hard Skills

Cost EstimationData AnalysisFinancial EvaluationManufacturing Process KnowledgeInjection MoldingLow Pressure Injection MoldingFoam-In-Place MoldingSonic WeldingVibration WeldingAssembly Processes

Soft Skills

CollaborationOrganizational Skills

Tools & Technologies

TcPCM Quoting SoftwarePower BIData Analytics Dashboards

Industry Keywords

Automotive ManufacturingCost EngineeringComponent Supply ChainOEM QuotesInterior Cockpit Manufacturing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create, analyze and validate component material costs and targets
Generate ground-up and detailed material cost estimates that encompass both piece price estimations and production tooling estimations.
Collaborate with key internal cross functional peers.
Work with the product engineering team, the purchasing and supply chain team, the vehicle program team, our global joint venture partners in China, and to an extent the external component supply base.
Identify accurate cost estimates as well as proposed cost reductions.
Work with the next generation of automotive vehicles and propulsion systems while working with leading edge automotive experts and technologies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or related field of study
Three (3) years of experience as a Cost Estimator, Cost Engineer, or related occupation
Analyzing, organizing, and understanding large data sets
Comprehensive manufacturing process knowledge
Financial evaluation of technical concepts and comprehensive understanding of production processes
Developing supplier component quotes to OEM’s
Manufacturing and/or launch experience in an automotive setting
Interior Cockpit manufacturing processes including Injection molding
Low pressure Injection Molding (LPIM)
Foam-In-Place Molding
IMG process
Decorative trim processes
Wrapping and sewing part manufacturing
Sonic and vibration welding
Clip and screw assembly
TcPCM quoting software
Power BI/Data Analytics dashboards to estimate high level costing based on early engineering concepts without design availability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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