Senior Costing Engineer

Role: Senior Cost Engineer - Mechanical

About the Team

The Costing & Budgeting team at Ather drives financial precision across the product lifecycle, ensuring competitive pricing through rigorous analysis and supplier alignment in Bengaluru.

Responsibilities

• Zero-Based Costing: Develop models for casting, machining, plastics, sheet metal, fabrication, and forging with expertise in at least two commodities.
• Benchmarking Analysis: Execute teardown analysis and directional costing to benchmark competitors and build-to-spec parts.
• Tooling Management: Perform directional tooling costing for injection molding and sheet metal applications.
• Cost Optimization: Quantify the cost impact of design/process modifications to maintain budget integrity during part changes.
• Supplier & Market Analysis: Manage RM/Forex indexing, evaluate supplier price requests via updated models, assess quotes against "should cost" targets, and provide technical/commercial feedback.
• Data Management: Maintain a comprehensive cost engineering database and develop standardized costing templates for all mechanical commodities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Review supplier proposals with prototype and obsolescence teams to ensure alignment with financial project goals.

Experience & Qualifications

• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering.
• 3–5 years of experience in should-costing and product development.

Must Have Competencies

• Develop comprehensive zero-based costing models for diverse mechanical commodities (casting, machining, plastics).
• Apply advanced should-costing methodologies to evaluate supplier quotes and technical proposals.
• Execute detailed teardown and directional costing for competitor benchmarking.
• Manage complex financial aspects including prototype budgeting and RM/Forex indexing.