{"id":1234673,"url":"https://alion.io/job/emerson-cost-engineer","title":"Cost Engineer","company":{"id":179425,"name":"Emerson","domain":"emerson.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/emerson","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":93,"open_postings":116,"ghost_share":0.009,"stale_share":0.422,"repost_share":0.034,"time_to_fill_p50_days":3,"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Elyria, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":86000,"max_usd":165000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":2941},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T15:08:06Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-10-04T23:26:57Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"The Program Cost Manager is a senior-level individual contributor within the Sourcing organization, responsible for leading should-cost and could-cost modeling to inform sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, and cost reduction initiatives across assigned product programs. This role serves as the primary cost subject matter expert for direct material spend to support manufacturing facilities enabling fact-based sourcing decisions and disciplined cost management throughout the product lifecycle.\nIn This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:\nLead development and ownership of should-cost and could-cost models for key commodities, suppliers, and product programs, including material, labor, overhead, and process assumptions. \nPartner with Strategic Sourcing to support supplier negotiations, RFQs, and contracting activities through fact-based cost analysis and total cost of ownership assessments. \nIdentify cost drivers and improvement opportunities across the supply base, supporting cost-out initiatives, productivity improvements, and margin expansion. \nCollaborate with Engineering and Operations to validate process assumptions, manufacturing routings, and design-for-cost opportunities. \nProvide cost impact analysis for total cost of ownership on sourcing decisions, supplier changes, volume shifts, and engineering changes. \nTrack and report cost performance versus targets, including variance analysis and recovery actions. \nSupport make-versus-buy evaluations, supplier benchmarking, and clean-sheet costing exercises. \nAct as the sourcing cost authority for assigned programs, ensuring alignment between cost models, negotiated outcomes, and financial commitments. \nContribute to continuous improvement of costing tools, methodologies, and sourcing analytics capabilities.\nOther duties as assigned.\nWho you are:\nYou use financial analysis to generate, evaluate, and act on strategic options and opportunities. You push yourself and help others achieve results. You adjust communication content and style to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.\nFor This Role, You Will Need:\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or related field.\n7+ years of experience in sourcing, cost engineering, manufacturing finance, or related roles within an industrial or manufacturing environment. \nDemonstrated expertise in should-cost methodology, clean-sheet costing, and supplier cost analysis. \nStrong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and operations cost structures. \nProven ability to influence sourcing outcomes and negotiations through data-driven insights. \nAdvanced analytical skills with proficiency in system-based cost modeling; ERP and sourcing system experience preferred. \nStrong communication skills with the ability to translate complex cost data into clear recommendations for senior leadership.\nProven success in cross functional collaborative environments\nPeriodic overnight travel of 10+% will be required\nLegal authorization to work in the United States - sponsorship will not be provided for this role.\nOur Culture & Commitment to You:\nAt Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives-because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.\nWe recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.\nLearn more about our Culture & Values.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4261,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible time off","Health insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Industrial Automation","Manufacturing & Industrial Software"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T16:05:32Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":19,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.549,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":9,"expected_fill_days":3,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/emerson-cost-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/emerson-cost-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-05T01:55:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2523,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2477,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-06T00:00:00Z"}}}