✦ Luna Orbit — Operations & Logistics

Cost Engineer

at General Motors

📍 Warren, Michigan, United States of America Hybrid Posted March 13, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Not specified
Category Operations & Logistics

This role involves analyzing and validating component costs, developing cost estimates, and collaborating with engineering and supply chain teams to optimize manufacturing expenses.

  • Analyze component costs
  • Validate material costs
  • Develop cost estimates
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Improve cost processes

The technical scope includes cost analysis, cost modeling, understanding manufacturing processes, and cross-functional collaboration within automotive production environments.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level cost engineer with experience in analyzing and validating component costs within manufacturing environments. They are skilled in data analysis, cost modeling, and collaborating across engineering, purchasing, and supply chain teams.

Cost analysisMaterial cost estimationManufacturing process knowledgeData analysisCross-functional collaboration
Cost modelingProcess improvementSupply chain understandingRegional manufacturing differences
Cost modelsTrackersTemplates
Cost analysisComponent cost estimationMaterial cost validationProduction toolingData analysisManufacturing processesCost modelingCross-functional collaboration
Cost analysisComponent cost estimationMaterial cost validationProduction toolingData analysisManufacturing processesCost modelingCross-functional collaboration
independent judgmentinitiativecreativitycollaborationproblem-solving
Industry Automotive, Manufacturing, Cost Analysis
Job Function Analyze and optimize automotive component costs
Cost EngineerCost analysisComponent cost estimationMaterial cost validationProduction toolingCost modelsData analysisManufacturing processesCross-functional collaborationCost estimationProcess improvementMaterial cost estimation

Lack of manufacturing process knowledge, No experience with cost analysis or cost modeling, Inability to work in a hybrid environment, No experience with cross-functional collaboration, Less than 3 years of relevant experience

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