Cost Engineer

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Ready to shape the future of automotive electronics?

FORVIA’s Clairon Electronics Division is looking for a Cost Engineer who thrives on precision, collaboration, and driving value. In this role, you’ll be the strategic link between Finance, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams, ensuring competitive costs from RFQ to end-of-life phases. Your insights will influence sourcing decisions, supplier negotiations, and cost optimization across global programs.

What You’ll Do

• Establish benchmark cost targets for purchased and internally manufactured components.
• Support RFQ and sourcing phases with accurate cost simulations aligned with global strategies.
• Audit supplier cost structures, identify gaps, and drive action plans with commodity teams.
• Use advanced costing tools and commercial software to spot savings opportunities in BOM parts.
• Build dashboards highlighting cost-saving potential for purchasing negotiations.
• Partner with Sales to translate internal costs into customer-ready templates.
• Coach purchasing teams on costing fundamentals and audit methodology.
• Collaborate globally to continuously improve benchmark environments.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

What We’re Looking For

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, or related field.

Experience:

• 5 years in an industrial environment (electronics preferred).
• Strong technical expertise in production/manufacturing engineering.
• Background in costing, engineering, or finance.

Skills & Competencies:

• Familiarity with CAD drawings, industrialization studies, and processes like stamping, SMT, injection molding.
• Analytical mindset with strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and lead supplier discussions.
• Proactive, results-driven, and collaborative team player.

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.