Cost Engineer (m/f/d)

• Manage / Support cost engineering activities in different frames:
  • from feasibility studies to implementation proposals
  • from specific subsystems to E2E systems
  • for all domains, from Earth Observation to Telecommunication or Science Exploration
  • for a variety of customers, but in particular ESA, EC, DLR, BW
• Provide costing expertise to the project team supporting the collection and validation of cost input, from internal company sources (departments) and external team members and suppliers
• Coordinate the cost engineering activities ensuring the delivery of the required cost analyses (respecting the customer and the company internal requirements) in quality and in time
• Support the cost optimisation activities granting that the different constraints and requirements are properly reflected (technical, programmatic, financial, georeturn, etc etc)
• Ensure that the cost analyses is reviewed according to the internal policies and is aligned within all the internal stakeholders (management, BD, project team, departments, procurement, controlling, etc)
• Contribute to the definition of the internal processes associated to cost engineering
• Contribute to the definition of the set of tools and templates associated to cost engineering
• Contribute to the organization and execution of in-house trainings on cost engineering

Hard requirements:

• Completed studies (Diploma or Master) in aerospace engineering or equivalent qualification (i.e. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics)
• Advanced knowledge of the MS suite, especially MS Excel (VBA, PowerQuery, PowerPivot, PowerBI)
• Very good communication skills in oral / written English
• Experience in the space sector

Additional competences considered strong assets:

• Experience in the commercial space sector
• Knowledge of SQL language
• System engineering or Project Management background (2 years +)
• Cost engineering experience
• Very good communication skills in oral / written German
• Security Clearance