Cost Engineer – SME

The Cost Engineer – SME serves as the group’s leading authority on cost estimation, cost control, and project financial performance across all defense manufacturing subsidiaries and JVs. The role ensures that project and production costs are accurately planned, monitored, and optimized in alignment with corporate strategies, defense contract requirements, and lifecycle cost objectives. This position establishes group‑wide cost engineering frameworks, estimation standards, and control methodologies to improve cost transparency, budget discipline, and profitability across defense programs and factories.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic & Group-Level Oversight

Develop and enforce standardized cost engineering policies, procedures, and tools across all subsidiaries and JVs.

Lead the development of should‑cost and life‑cycle cost models for new defense products and programs.

Oversee cost tracking and variance analysis at project and factory levels.

Work closely with engineering, production, procurement, and finance teams to ensure cost accuracy across design, manufacturing, and delivery phases.

Lead cost reduction and value engineering initiatives across subsidiaries and JVs.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Cost Engineering.

Minimum 10‑15 years of experience in cost engineering, estimation, or project controls, ideally within defense and / or aerospace industries.

Deep understanding of cost estimation, control, and forecasting methodologies.

Accuracy of cost forecasts, estimates, and variance analyses.

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