Cost Engineer – Product Cost Optimization

About the role

As a Cost Engineer at Bosch Group in Wuxi, you will drive product cost efficiency across the entire product lifecycle. You will work closely with product owners, project teams and purchasing to ensure our solutions remain competitive and profitable.

Key responsibilities

• Perform detailed cost analyses and benchmark components against competitors.
• Lead cost workshops and identify optimisation opportunities in tooling, injection moulding and stamping processes.
• Disassemble components, develop bottom‑up cost structures and pinpoint cost drivers.
• Present cost improvement proposals to stakeholders and support their implementation.
• Provide early‑stage cost transparency for new concepts and assist in deriving target costs for complex HVAC systems.
• Collaborate with purchasing to ensure best‑cost at launch and support supplier negotiations.

Required profile

• Proven experience in cost engineering or cost analysis within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of tooling, injection moulding and stamping technologies.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally in a global, multi‑disciplinary team.
• Excellent analytical mindset and communication skills.

Required skills

• Cost analysis
• Benchmarking
• Injection moulding
• Stamping tool analysis
• HVAC system cost modelling