Cost Engineering for Space

Job Description:

Company description:

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Founded in 2021, the Airbus Global Business Services (AGBS) unit will be contributing to Airbus’ global success and play a vital role in Airbus’ transformation journey in standardisation, harmonisation, digitalisation and automation of end-to-end processes (e.g. Procure to Pay) of all overhead functions.

Our target is that siloed ways of working / processes will be a relic of the past within the AGBS. To drive such culture change we are looking for candidates with pioneering spirit that make data-driven decisions and take responsibility for the best outcome of their internal customers. All while embracing a spirit of problem-solving and living the Airbus values: Customer focus, integrity, respect, creativity, reliability and teamwork.

Our purpose defines why we exist: ‘We pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world’.

Responsibilities - your mission

Offers Costing pricing

• Supports the consolidation of costing and pricing for offers within defined product or program perimeters. Assists in tracking cost convergence towards the Target Must Cost.

• Helps coordinate with engineering, operations, commercial, and procurement stakeholders to establish cost transparency and gather necessary inputs.

• Contributes to the preparation of the offer "cost brochure" and detailed costing files, ensuring alignment with provided technical and commercial baselines.

• Assists in calculating final prices and preparing financial elements for integration into relevant gates (MG3, RMC).

• Supports promotion of Cost Engineering capabilities in AD

Cost models and referential management

• Supports the configuration and update of cost models with the relevant cost owners using structured data base with or not parametric to support the costing of project / program / equipment

• Assists in collecting actuals from running projects, support to identify identify and evaluate with project staffing changes to previous run (e.g. CCNs, waterfall, revenu+MR+TC evolution);

• Supports preparation/update deviation/cost evolution report (template defined by Airbus);

• Supports preparation of inputs for benchmark database (TARGET/Excel input format for cost referentials inputs).

Independent cost estimate

• Performs independent cost estimate of systems & subsystem in order to secure bottom-up quotation with a “third party approach using analytic, parametric or similarity approach.

• Helps to explain costing results to support “gap analysis” and help to identify risks and opportunities.

Operational tasks

• Supports activities to ensure accurate and timely quotation deliveries by the cost owners.

• Delivers should cost to support the convergence towards the TMC/TMP and support the Senior representatives for Bids

• Help to secure close alignment between the internal customer needs and the cost engineering support provided

• Determines the approach for the cost estimations and defines the resources needed to support the execution of the subject estimation.

• Delivers the Bid Cost brochure (set of assumptions and deliverables aligned with the consolidated costing) for the Industrial and Cost review

• Prepares the pricing and all the financial entries of the Offer decisional gates (MGs, RMC…)

• Supports the Pricing team for the commercial offer finalization up to contract signature.

• Supoorts the transition from the costing to the Program EAC after program Kick Off.

• Prepares, and synthesises the required assumptions for an independent costing estimate. In case of partial inputs, generate consistent assumptions in agreement with programs

• Compiles, deliver all cost engineering files to internal customers explaining rationale and cost impacts related to the assumptions

• Consolidates cost estimates from various cost engineering domains and deliver it to the customer (internal). Support Programs in cost target setting and negotiation/Buy-in with stakeholders

• Supports Programs to challenge, assess and negotiate costs of suppliers and / or internal cost owners

• Analyses the variance between the cost engineering view and other sources of estimation and support reconciliation /negotiation

• Secures knowledge management on cost evolution and requests for customer

Benefits - what’s in it for you

The chance to work in a multicultural environment. The opportunity to address exciting and challenging space products /programs in a cross european environment for a World leading company of the area. The opportunity to merge economical and technical skills in oder to ensure the consistency between the technical and cost drivers The opportunity to collaborate with various functions (Procurement, Engineering , Program, Sales...) The opportunity to grow your skills and capabilities thanks to our Airbus learning offer (digital solutions, classroom sessions, certified training....) and career opportunities across the globe. A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work. A modern office, well connected to public transportation. A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together. An intense and exciting onboarding experience. Work in a balanced environment: Beyond the many benefits offered to its employees, joining Airbus is also the guarantee of a respectable work-life balance. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your application:

Airbus offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and development opportunities. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and you have the "Passion to Innovate" and the "Power to Change", we encourage you to apply now.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: Airbus Portugal SA

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Costing By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.