Design To Cost (DTC) / Value Engineering Lead

Role Summary

Lead Design-to-Cost (DTC) and Value Engineering initiatives for global industrial, material handling, off-highway, and automotive customers. Drive product cost optimization, should-cost analysis, DFMA studies, localization, benchmarking, and value realization programs while working closely with customer engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, and program teams with minimum 15 year of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Design-to-Cost and Value Engineering projects.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities through product redesign, material optimization, manufacturing process improvements, and localization.
• Perform should-cost analysis, teardown studies, benchmarking, and cost-driver analysis.
• Conduct DFMA assessments and develop value-engineering recommendations.
• Manage customer workshops and present cost-saving business cases.
• Collaborate with sourcing teams for supplier benchmarking and localization initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional teams comprising design, FEA, manufacturing, and sourcing engineers.
• Track savings pipeline, implementation status, and realized benefits.
• Support presales, proposals, and capability development in Value Engineering and Cost Engineering domains.

Roles and Responsibilities
Directs all aspects of the engineering function within an organization. Provides technical guidance and ensures sound engineering procedures and effective use of facilities. Ensures that products and processes are introduced, designed, and re-designed in order to meet the organization's objectives. Ensures all engineering activities are in accordance with organizational standards. Approves costs for engineering department. Typically in larger organizations this is a senior level manager.