Chassis Value Optimization Engineer

Segula Technologies • Auburn Hills, MI

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About The Position

The Senior Value Optimization Engineer – Chassis will lead technical cost reduction and value optimization initiatives across chassis systems and components while ensuring performance, safety, quality, and customer experience are fully maintained.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Manufacturing from an ABET-accredited university
• 8+ years of experience in automotive chassis systems within design, release, manufacturing, or cost engineering roles
• Strong expertise in chassis system architecture and hardware (suspension, steering, braking, subframes, structural components)
• Proven experience across the full product lifecycle
• Solid background in activity-based costing, cost modeling, and/or quoting
• Proficiency in NX and Teamcenter
• Strong ability to analyze designs and processes to identify cost reduction opportunities
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• High proficiency in English (spoken and written)

Nice To Haves

• Previous Design & Release experience in chassis systems
• Strong supplier and negotiation experience
• Experience working in global, cross-functional environments
• Knowledge of Shainin Red X or other reactive quality tools
• Knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) or other proactive quality methodologies
• Experience with Lean Product Development principles

Responsibilities

• Lead identification, benchmarking, budgeting, and tracking of technical cost reduction initiatives for chassis systems and components
• Define and support cost target setting and ensure delivery against approved objectives
• Generate, evaluate, and approve ideas to reduce material and system costs without compromising performance, safety, or customer experience
• Lead initial engineering feasibility studies, competitive benchmarking, and technical disposition of new cost-saving ideas
• Analyze chassis designs, materials, and manufacturing processes to identify value optimization opportunities
• Lead benchmarking and standardization activities across chassis systems, including: A2MAC teardown reviews Part and system benchmarking Vehicle hoist and teardown evaluations
• Drive standardization strategies across platforms and regions
• Coordinate and lead idea generation activities via supplier submissions, internal engineering workshops, and benchmarking events
• Act as a key technical interface with global counterparts to maximize cross-regional sharing of cost-reduction ideas and best practices
• Present regional and global cost reduction results, including detailed subsystem-level reporting
• Partner with PC&CO, Purchasing, Finance, and Suppliers to drive value optimization initiatives
• Define and provide metafunction budget requirements to PC&CO for Global Finance (COO) approval
• Lead and optimize Value Optimization tools (eVOS, MCM, etc.) across all regions
• Establish and govern common VO methods, processes, and tools
• Own and track VO KPIs (status vs. target dashboards)
• Ensure compliance with Internal Control System (ICS) requirements
• Ensure all VO-driven chassis system and component changes meet performance, durability, safety, and regulatory requirements
• Provide technical leadership to ensure changes are robust through design, validation, and production
• Support system and component benchmarking activities for cost engineering and technical decision-making

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees