Product Cost Engineer (Hybrid)

ALSTOM

hybridPosted Jul 16, 2026
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Skills

sap

About the role

Req ID:516517

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 38 900 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

This position follows a hybrid working model, combining remote work and on-site presence.

Job Title: Product Cost Engineer

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Realize an estimation of the technical cost of the parts / systems defined by the engineering team

Support the engineering team in the development to cost way of working

Participate at the creation of the target cost

Support sourcing team in the negotiation with the suppliers

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..)

RSC Development / SED - Train Development Site

Reports directly to: Engineering Dpt - Site Design to Cost Metier Manager

Network & Links

Projet Engineering Manager and Train Design Engineer and DtC animator

Lead Engineer and Designer

Design to cost Network

Industrial team

Sourcing team

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Performance Measurement/KPI’s

Apply or develop a methodology to calculate the technical cost of a component/system along the product development cycle (from parametric to analytic methodology)

Apply or develop cost analysis method on the cost of a component/system

Purpose improvements of the design or manufacturing process to reduce the technical cost.

Promote the cost culture in the engineering team

Provide the cost breakdown of the component to the sourcing team (negotiation support)

Responsibilities

Based on the Specifications of a family of product :

Create a cost model on a family of product

Evaluate the technical cost of the component by using cost model approach

Based on the Design of the component :

Take assumptions about the industrial processes

Calculate the technical cost of the component by using the appropriated tool

Contribute to the improvement of the cost métier :

To be a referent on a process or a family of product

Share the feedback coming from the supplier

Formalize the saving opportunities

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Good product knowledge

Good industrial Process knowledge

Curious

Open-mindedness

Rigorous

Good communication with other people

Nice to have

Previous experience in Railway domain

Able to use DMA/CATIA for basic work

Able to use SAP to extract costing information

Italian language fluency (written and spoken)

Salary Range 34.400 € - 45.900 €

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals.

Job Type:Experienced

Job Segment: SAP, ERP, Product Development, Technology, Research

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