Electrical Cost Engineer 1 (Electrical Engineer)
As a leading worldwide provider of navigation devices and wearable technology, our focus is on developing, designing and supporting superior products. Our advanced technology promotes performance, safety and ease of use in every market we serve. That makes us an engineering and technology company with a keen focus on recruiting talent in those fields. But the same vertical integration business model that keeps all design and manufacturing processes in-house also gives us the incentive to hire top performers from different backgrounds, including operations, finance and accounting, information technology, sales, marketing and communications.
We’re looking for a Cost Engineer 1 at our world headquarters in Olathe, KS to be responsible for partnering with Engineering, Operations, Sourcing and Supply Chain to achieve the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and market leading Product Technology, Quality, Reliability and Cost of components / parts.
In this role, your key essential functions will be:
- Team with Strategic sourcing, Engineering, Global Commodity Managers and suppliers to assist select the best component technology to achieve required functionality at the lowest TCO
- Communicate, suggest options and coordinate with multiple facilities to assist in the component selection
- Align the Product Life-Cycle with the Suppliers’ Technology Roadmaps to insure supply
- Generate cost reduction ideas throughout the Product Life-Cycle from design to end-of-life
- Identify process/product efficiencies that will reduce overall costs
- Participate in price benchmarking
- Support strategic sourcing efforts for various commodities and services within a matrix organization with emphasis on supporting electronic and electro-mechanical commodities
- Collaborate with Sourcing related to the creation of requests for information, requests for proposals, and requests for quotations and review responses
- Support strategic process improvements plans of continuous improvement and lean initiatives
- Drive supplier performance and metrics to achieve world-class levels in supplier Quality, Cost, Delivery and Service, (QCDS)May be responsible for planning own technical work
- Thoroughly documents work in an organized manner
- Works collaboratively and professionally in a team environment and shares information and ideas freely with other Garmin associates to achieve goals
- Accepts and acts on constructive criticism
- Understands Garmin’s Mission Statement & Quality Policy
- Comply with all corporate and departmental policies in the performance of work or workplace activities
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Due to the amount of resources and expense exhausted in training for this position, a minimum of one year from the start of this position will be required before an associate is eligible for a job transfer
Qualified candidates will possess the following education, experience and skills:
- A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related Engineering degree
- Demonstrated knowledge in Cost Engineering or Component Engineering
- Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule) with the demonstrated ability to apply learned knowledge
- Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated capability for applying industry standards and procedures to develop, implement, and document operational processes
- Ability to learn how to use and apply tools
Candidates with the following desirable qualifications are preferred:
- Previous Internship Experience in an Electronics environment
Our benefits, designed to lead an evolving marketplace, support innovation and encourage a healthy balance between work and life, keep us competitive and allow our associates to make their own decisions about their well-being and future. We offer a choice of healthcare plans—with low or no premiums—which consistently rank in the 90th percentile when compared to other high-tech employers, plus dental and vision plans for you and your family. In addition, our financial benefits rate 82% above the median for technology companies comparable in size. Our 401K retirement plan provides 5% of pay base contribution plus a match of 75 cents for every dollar you contribute to a maximum of 10% of your compensation. The employee stock purchase plan allows for shares to be bought at a 15% discount.
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.