Cost Engineer
The role focuses on optimizing costs and creating value for new interior components and sub-assemblies throughout the development cycle. Key tasks include performing macro and micro costing, evaluating supplier proposals, and driving design-to-cost activities.
- Hybrid
- Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC
- Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Apply by Sep 11, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
Your future role Take on a new challenge and apply your costing expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and innovative teammates. You'll play a key role in the development of new interiors components and sub-assemblies, ensuring cost optimization and value creation throughout the development cycle. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (designers, procurement, project managers), evaluate supplier proposals, and drive cost-effective solutions through design-to-cost (DTC) activities, and much more. You’ll specifically take care of analyzing costs during tender and project phases, but also contribute to transversal activities such as database creation and cost mindset development within the team. We’ll look to you for: Performing macro and micro costing to assess cost impacts and improve cost maturity. Analyzing supplier offers and identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities. Participating in design reviews and proposing cost optimization strategies. Building supplier cost breakdowns and conducting costing simulations. Assessing and negotiating supplier proposals based on technical and commercial factors. Evaluating cost impacts of modifications and focusing on cost optimization workshops. Creating and updating cost breakdown databases for CDS Interiors technologies. Contributing to the development of a cost-focused mindset within the organization. All about you We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role: Engineering related degree. 2 to 5 years of pertinent experience. Excellent Excel skills (Pivot tables, Macros, VBA). Familiarity with CATIA V5. Knowledge of industrial processes (e.g., machined components, sheet metal work, composites). Project and risk management knowledge. Costing knowledge (quotation, cost breakdown, RDTC using value analysis). Fluent in English & French. Strong analytical skills, organized, rigorous, and proactive. Ability to facilitate multi-functional teams and effectively challenge others. Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also: Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines. Work with new security standards for rail signaling. Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues. Contribute to innovative projects. Utilize our flexible working environment. Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries. Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning programs. Progress towards senior leadership roles or technical expertise paths. Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizesana your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).
What you’ll do
The role focuses on optimizing costs and creating value for new interior components and sub-assemblies throughout the development cycle. Key tasks include performing macro and micro costing, evaluating supplier proposals, and driving design-to-cost activities.
Requirements
Candidates need an engineering-related degree and 2 to 5 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in Excel (VBA/Macros), CATIA V5, and fluency in both English and French are required.
Benefits
• Life Insurance • Medical Insurance • Pension • Learning Programs • Flexible Working Environment
Listed skills
- Project managementPreferred
Other relevant skills
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- Cost Engineering
- Design-to-Cost (DTC)
- Excel VBA
- CATIA V5
- Value Analysis
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Cost Breakdown Analysis
- Industrial Processes
- English Fluency
- French Fluency
- Analytical Skills
Job areas
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Transportation
- Management & Leadership
- Finance & Accounting
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum experience
- 2+ years
- Apply by
- Sep 11, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Associate
- Application method
- Direct apply is available
