Associate Engineer - Electrical (Cost Out)

What you’ll do:

• The primary responsibility of this role is to identify, drive and execute various cost out projects related to Electrical products like Electrical Wires, and electronic systems, Automotive products, EV, HEV battery systems, UPS, terminals, connectors etc as a part of Direct Material Productivity (DMP) team.
• This involves close collaboration with Global Procurement Organization, Product line managers & Product divisions to generate cost out opportunities, VA projects and execution of category startegies.
• The incumbent would be responsible for Engineering data improvement for various Electrical components or sub assemblies asscoiated with LV, MV products and contribute in data libraries development.
• Spend Data Analysis-Ideation for cost out opportunities- Resolurcing, negotiation and VAVE.
• Cross function team collaboration for project execution.
• Electrical productsdesign and manufacturing processes concept knowledge and understanding of SCM tools
• Flexible to work on various aspects of Direct Material Productivity to deliver significant cost out opportunitiesand to createa robust pipeline of executable cost out projects.
• Capability to analyse commodity spend data & leverage data analytics & ideation principles to create new project opportunities.
• Willingness to address supplier and internal customer related queries, constraints and able to provide suitable solutions to contribute towards process improvement, alternatives and cost out benefits.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred with cost out experience).
• 1-3+ year’s relevant experience.

Skills:

• Experience on Electrical Components, Wires, electronic systems, Automotive products, EV, HEV battery systems, UPS, terminals, connectors etc and awareness of supplier qualifications for technical aspects.
• Should be capable of applying the electrical design basics, product concepts for new cost out opportunities.
• Experience to work with suppliers or supplier identification.
• Preferred to have experience in product process, testing and validation activities.
• Preparation of technical compliance agreements with supplier or customers.
• Awareness of material concepts, part application and tools used for relevant product base.
• Awareness of application standardsIEC/UL of variety of electrical products.
• Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.