Product Cost Engineer IRS

Shanghai, SH, CNPosted Oct 19, 2026

Job description

Req ID 73489 | Asia Pacific Co Ltd, China, ZF Asia Pacific Automotive Safety Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Your Tasks

  • Lead, coordinate and report 360° Target Cost Setting and Management (based on Best Practice) for selected projects
  • Support Sales w Cost Disclosure (strategy) incl. CBD in front of the ZF customers
  • Proactive responsible for Design-to-Cost-, Cost-Down-Initiatives (e.g. workshops), and commercial evaluation of technical concepts/designs
  • Generate Cost transparency on Project/Product level → Cost monitoring, CE Reporting, and forecasting for Design-to-Cost/Target Cost Achievements
  • Assist Benchmarking with commercial evaluations, and support tear down workshops
  • Generate, check, and provide Product (and component) Cost calculations on Best Practice level
  • TCE Interface partner
  • First CE contact person for consulting support, and interface/sparring partner of BU-domains (Sales, Strategy, Finance, Operations, Purchasing & Engineering)
  • Develop best practice procedures, and creation of knowledge data base Your Profile
  • Degree in Manufacturing/Engineering/MBA/Business Engineering/Industrial Engineering (Bachelor, Master, Diploma)
  • Minimum 8x years of professional experience and minimum 3x years in similar roles
  • Distinct cost awareness and good knowledge of a variety of manufacturing processes and components
  • Project Management experience with a holistic process understanding and a structured way of working
  • Strong communicator, flexible, self-motivated and with an ability to work collaboratively with others on own initiatives
  • Fluent in English and at least one other major language

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