Hiring: Senior Product Costing Engineer Company: Blue Bird Corporation Location: Troy, MI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 14:01:43 Target Skills & Keywords : Aerospace Engineering, Assembly, Cargo, Lean Manufacturing, Program Management, Six Sigma About the job Experience: •Demonstrated experience developing product cost strategies from concept through production launch Required Skills: •This engineer will influence vehicle architecture, supplier selection, manufacturing processes, and engineering decisions by providing data-driven cost analyses, technical trade studies, and design recommendations throughout the product lifecycle. •This is a high-impact role for an experienced engineer who thrives in ambiguity, challenges conventional thinking, and wants meaningful ownership over one of the primary drivers of program profitability and launch success. •Product Cost Ownership: Own product cost development, tracking, and optimization across the complete commercial chassis platform from concept through production launch. •Design-to-Cost Strategy: Establish and drive design-to-cost objectives by partnering with engineering teams to balance cost, performance, quality, manufacturability, durability, and customer requirements. •Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE): Lead VA/VE activities to identify cost reduction opportunities through design optimization, material selection, process improvements, supplier innovation, and product simplification. •Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFM/DFA): Drive DFM/DFA principles throughout product development to improve manufacturability, reduce assembly complexity, minimize labor content, and improve production efficiency. •Cost Modeling & Trade Studies: Develop detailed component, subsystem, and vehicle-level cost models to support architecture decisions, supplier sourcing strategies, make-versus-buy analyses, and engineering trade-offs. •Cross-Functional Cost Leadership: Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Development, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to ensure technical decisions support program cost objectives. Qualifications: •Master's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or Business Administration Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!