Cost and Value Engineer Professional (m/f/d) Project & Product Business

As a Cost & Value Engineer Professional (m/f/d), you actively shape the competitiveness of our solutions and products. You analyse technical concepts, cost structures and customer requirements in both project and product business and develop economic optimisations together with interdisciplinary teams. In doing so, you combine technical understanding, analytical skills and strong moderation abilities to create sustainable added value for Siemens and our customers.

What we offer you:

• 30 days holiday
• Childcare allowance
• Siemens pension scheme and share programme
• A secure job in a global corporation
• Training opportunities
  

• Leading Cost & Value Engineering projects in project and product business throughout the entire product and project lifecycle.
• Analysing projects, products and technical solutions regarding costs, functionality, value contribution and feasibility.
• Conducting and moderating value engineering, benchmarking and optimisation workshops with internal and external stakeholders.
• Developing cost models, target costs and savings measures by applying CVE methods, benchmarking and bottom-up calculations.
• Analysing specifications, technical specifications, customer requirements, product designs and manufacturing concepts.
• Identifying and evaluating technical alternatives to increase customer benefit while optimising costs.
• Close collaboration with sales, engineering, product management, purchasing, manufacturing and suppliers to sustainably implement identified potentials.
• Building cost and technology transparency for products, systems and project solutions.

• Education:
• Completed master’s degree in electrical engineering, industrial engineering, production engineering, mechanical engineering or comparable technical qualification.
• Alternatively, technical training with many years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience and knowledge:
• Sound knowledge of relevant manufacturing technologies, especially in switch cabinet construction, wiring and stamping/bending processes.
• Proven experience in using modern AI tools to automate, simplify and increase productivity of engineering, calculation, analysis and business processes.
• Many years of experience in cost & value engineering, project management, product management, purchasing, engineering or a comparable technical function.
• Experience in conducting and moderating workshops, decision rounds and interdisciplinary optimisation projects.
• Knowledge of benchmarking, value engineering, target costing, cost analysis and requirements engineering.
• Experience in project business in building automation, electrical engineering, technical building equipment or building infrastructure.
• Profound understanding of cost structures, calculations and economic contexts.
• Technical understanding of building automation systems, energy distribution, switch cabinets and electrical installations.
• Ability to confidently analyse technical drawings, circuit diagrams, parts lists, 3D models and specifications.
• Experience with cost models, Excel and modern analysis tools.
• Knowledge of Siemens products and solutions in the field of Smart Infrastructure is an advantage.
• Working style:
• Strong moderation, presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to bring together different stakeholders with sometimes opposing interests and lead them to joint solutions.
• Entrepreneurial thinking, high initiative and structured approach.
• Confident appearance towards management, sales, engineering and customers.
• Enthusiasm for technical issues and economic optimisation.
• Willingness to travel occasionally nationally and internationally.
• Language skills: Very good German and English skills, spoken and written.