Costing Engineer Job Duties :
- Generate new part cost calculations, existing part cost calculations, and cost break-downs as needed.
- Create and utilize Excel spreadsheets to perform complex calculations, track data, and publish reports.
- Identify the cost components and cost drivers of current manufacturing processes within the company.
- Estimate the cost to produce a part for a new manufacturing process.
- Estimate part packaging costs.
- Create Bill of Materials and routings in ERP system.
- Investigate and correct ERP costing errors.
- Work with Industrial Engineer Department to estimate tooling costs.
- Work with Industrial Engineer Department in Mexico to keep the cycle time and setup time tables / files up-to-date for existing and new part processes.
- Work with the Controlling Department in Mexico to make changes to information in SAP, including defining machine hour rates.
- Prepare reports and monitor key performance indicators.
- Ability to read and comprehend part drawings, material specifications, dimension and tolerances, and GD&T.
- Ability to identify the manufacturing processes and assembly steps required to manufacture a part from a drawing, bill of material or verbal description.
- Knowledge of a broad range of production equipment, manufacturing and assembly processes, gauges and fixtures. Qualifications :
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering and 2 years' experience with product costing or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience with manufacturing and assembly processes
- Working knowledge of cost accounting terms and practices