Join Airbus Portugal SA as a Cost Engineer for Airbus Aerostructures in Lisbon, Portugal. This is a permanent, full-time role featuring a hybrid working model, where you will manage design-to-cost projects, optimize supplier costs, and support strategic negotiations.
Requirements
Diploma or Master's degree in engineering, materials science, technical business administration, economics, or equivalent.
Experience in strategic sourcing, design to cost/value, lean management, and cost calculation is desirable.
Knowledge of metallic and composite manufacturing, production processes, and project management.
Proficiency in SAP, PLM, Catia, FactonD, MS Office, Google Suite, and Business Warehouse.
Business fluency in English; German is desirable.
Skills & Responsibilities
Cost calculation and analysis: Analyze market data, supply chains, and cost structures to identify optimization potentials and support strategic buyers.
Lean management: Conduct shop floor assessments at suppliers following lean approaches and initiate improvement measures.
Project management: Coordinate internal and external resources while ensuring compliance with cost, time, and quality budgets.
Technical expertise: Represent the cost engineering perspective in supplier negotiations and drive design-to-cost projects.
Potential transition routes: People from procurement, financial controlling, or industrial engineering roles may bring strong analytical and negotiation skills, alongside meeting the required manufacturing and project management background.
Job description
Job Description:
We are hiring a Cost Engineer for Airbus Aerostructures to join our GBS!
Responsibilities - your mission:
Coordinating and controlling internal and external resources
Ensuring compliance with cost, time and quality requirements including budget responsibility for responsible projects
Management of design-to-cost projects with Airbus Aerostructures suppliers
Identification of (cost) optimization potentials at suppliers
Representation of the cost engineering point of view and support/advice for strategic buyers in negotiations with suppliers, in particular through technical expertise
Carrying out shop floor assessments at suppliers, e.g. according to the lean approach
Initiation and follow-up of measures and their effectiveness at the supplier's site
Analysis of market data and suppliers along the supply chain and further development of the underlying detailed cost structures
Business intelligence and scouting of market trends to represent the cost & value engineering point of view in determining the purchasing strategy with regard to innovative technologies, market development
Regular status updates and presentation of project results to our management
Requirements - our ideal candidate will have
Diploma/Master’s degree in engineering, materials science, technical business administration, economics or a comparable qualification acquired in another way
Experience in the areas of strategic sourcing, design to cost / design to value, lean management and cost calculation desirable
Well-founded knowledge in the field of manufacturing metallic materials and/or composites
In-depth knowledge of production processes and manufacturing processes
Experience in project management
Ability to analyze and process technical information
Strong analytical skills and structured way of working
Confident communication skills and assertiveness
Excellent strong presentation skills
Business fluent in English, German desirable
Experience in MS Office, Google Suite, SAP, Business Warehouse, PLM, Catia, FactonD
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 at Parque das Nacoes, 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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