What you’ll do:

The candidates primary function is to identify and lead Cost out opportunities related to Metal and Casting commodity as part of Direct Material Productivity (DMP) team at EIIC.
We are looking for an Associate Engineer responsible for working on various aspects of Direct Material Productivity which is pivotal in driving SCM KPIs, optimizing supplier performance, and supporting Eaton’s strategic goals of cost-out, resiliency, and supply base consolidation.

1. Drive and shape Cost-Out portfolio by working closely with various Eaton business groups as part Direct Material Productivity (DMP) team. This involves close collaboration with various Eaton business group divisions and Global Procurement Organization to generate Value Engineering opportunities. 
2. The applicant will be responsible for working on various aspects of Direct Material Productivity with the primary goal of identifying, developing, and maintaining services that deliver significant Cost-Out opportunities as well as creating a robust pipeline of executable Cost-Outprojects.
3. The applicant will be responsible to generate new Cost-Out ideas that are technically and commercially viable to reduce overall cost of the products and be competitive in the market.
4. The applicant should have capability to analyze commodity spend data, leverage data analytics & ideation principles to create new Cost-Out costout opportunities.
5. Should have exposure and good understanding Cost effective solutions deliverables and Should-Costing methodology.
6. Should have good knowledge on working with SAP, Bill of material, PLM system is required to get drawings and cost data ( Enovia / SAP preferred)
7. Should have Basic Knowlege on design concept generation, component and material selection, Product development ,change management and change validation. 

Skills:Hands on knowledge of Value Engineering principles and its deployment and supplier interaction and egnagement exposure, Strong knowledge of MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Data Analytics- Ability to identify opportunities driving economic value based on data analysis. 

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in engineering in Electrical/Mechanical.
2. 0 to 3 yrs experience in industry.

Skills:

1. Team player, working with global teams, working in Virtual environment.
2. Learning agility to understand & assimilate varied Process technologies & Material knowledge.
3. Hands-on of Value Engineering principles.
4. Knowledge of raw materials and process for Metal commodity.
5. Knowledge about Electrical products in power management industry is add-on.
6. Work & interact with global cross-functional and cross-cultural team.
7. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to clearly communicate to internal/external customers and suppliers.