Value Optimization Specialist

Value Optimization & Financial Management

• Target Tracking: Identify, benchmark, budget, and track cost reduction activities and projects to meet technical cost reduction targets.
• Budgeting & Tools Management: Provide Metafunction budget needs to PC&CO for Global Finance (COO) approval requests. Manage, support, and optimize all regional tools for Metafunction VO activities (eVOS, MCM, etc.).
• Reporting: Present regional results overviews and detailed splits by each subsystem; manage VO KPIs using Status vs. Target charts.
• Compliance: Guarantee strict conformity to Internal Control System rules.

Benchmarking & Idea Generation

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Support Metafunction Teams on Design to Cost (Upfront development) and System/Components Benchmarking.
• Teardown & Reviews: Lead benchmarking and standardization activities across Metafunctions, including A2MAC reviews, Part/System reviews, and Vehicle Hoist / Teardown reviews.
• Workshop Leadership: Coordinate and lead Idea Generation activities (Supplier/Engineering Submissions, Benchmarking & Internal Workshops).
• Feasibility Analysis: Lead the initial evaluation and disposition of new ideas, determining engineering feasibility and performing competitive benchmarking.

Stakeholder Alignment & Global Synergy

• Cross-Pollination: Interact with counterparts across all global regions to maximize the replication of technical proposals and cost-saving plans.
• Supplier Engagement: Support PC&CO to engage suppliers and stakeholders with a strict focus on value optimization.

Commodities & Systems Involved

You will support systems/components benchmark activities across a wide range of automotive commodities, ensuring they meet performance through systems:

• Body & Interior: BIW, Interior Components, Trim.
• Chassis & Braking: Chassis components and architectural hardware.
• Propulsion & Powertrain: Engine components, Transmission, ePT, Battery components, and Propulsion systems.
• Electrical & HVAC: Electrical components, Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning, and Engine Systems.

What We’re Looking For

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Manufacturing from an ABET-accredited university (or equivalent relevant credentials).
• Experience: Proven experience in a design, release, manufacturing processing, or cost engineering role within the automotive industry. Full product life cycle experience is preferred.
• Technical Tools: Proficiency in NX and Teamcenter is required.
• Costing Knowledge: Experience in activity-based costing, quoting, or developing EDD, variable, and/or tooling costs.
• Quality & Lean Methodologies: Knowledge of Shainin Red X (or other reactive quality tools), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and lean product development.
• Soft Skills: Strong leadership, negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills to drive projects with global teams.
• Languages: High level of proficiency in English (speaking, reading, and writing).

What We Offer

• High-impact projects with leading global automotive OEMs.
• Exposure to multiple vehicle systems, advanced benchmarking platforms (A2MAC), and global technologies.
• Collaborative, fast-paced, and international environment.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

About Us We are a global engineering and technology leader, supporting top-tier automotive manufacturers in product development, cost optimization, and next-generation mobility innovation.

SEGULA Technologies is a global engineering group, boosting the competitiveness of all major industrial sectors: automotive, aerospace, energy, rail, naval, life sciences, and telecoms. With a presence in more than 30 countries and 140 locations worldwide, the Group prioritizes close relationships with its clients, driven by the expertise of its 15,000 employees. As a leading engineering player putting innovation at the heart of its strategy, SEGULA Technologies manages large-scale projects, ranging from initial studies to industrialization and production. SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is dedicated to gender balance and diversity, recognizing and recruiting talent of all backgrounds.