Cost architect Job in Veldhoven, Netherlands

ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.

Our vision is to enable affordable microelectronics that improve the quality of life. To achieve this, our mission is to invent, develop, manufacture and service advanced technology for high-tech lithography, metrology and software solutions for the semiconductor industry.

ASML's guiding principle is continuing Moore's Law towards ever smaller, cheaper, more powerful and energy-efficient semiconductors. This results in increasingly powerful and capable electronics that enable the world to progress within a multitude of fields, including healthcare, technology, communications, energy, mobility, and entertainment.

Working at ASML
We provide the world’s top chipmakers everything they need to create better performing, cheaper semiconductor chips. Simply put: we are an industry leader supporting industry leaders.

As such, you’ll be encouraged to bring your best ideas and act on them. You’ll have the freedom, trust, and support in your field to experiment and solve complex challenges. Things are rarely dull when you’re constantly breaking new ground.

But despite our fast-paced environment at the forefront of tech, we take your work-life balance and wellbeing seriously. A business is only as good as its employees.

So join us, and you’ll be a part of a global collaboration. One that promotes creativity, the inclusion of highly diverse teams, and an exciting and dynamic work environment. Join us, and you’ll be a part of progress.

Cost architect Job Description

Introduction

Are you an engineer with broad interest and technical knowledge, who wants to work and challenge highly technical skilled teams and bring insight in cost structures of our products, than the position of cost architect might be something for you.

Job Mission

- Under the umbrella of Product Lifecycle Management, Value Engineering provides a structured approach to increase ASML profitability by improving the Value of our products for our customers and/or reducing its Cost.

Job Description

- The Cost Architect will operate from the Value Engineering program and be present in projects or programs  that require an extra focus on cost because of impact or risk. The cost architect  will work with technical teams to determine actual cost estimates of building blocks, and compare these costs with cost targets. Regular cost roll-up and reporting on building block level, purchasing level, project level and on Functional cluster level will create an increased cost awareness and sense of urgency to drive costs down.
Main Responsibilities:
- Create Cost breakdown in engineering documents on Building Block level (EPS, engineering performance specification / EDS, engineering design specification)
- Create Cost SDR (system design rational) documentation that is the underpinning of costs in new or changed designs
- Introduce Cost Monitoring in projects,  report to Cost project leader, and program manager
- The Cost Architect manages interface towards sourcing
- Analyze Cost Drivers
- Raise Cost opportunities
- Follow up plan for Cost initiatives
- BB level cost Cost spec and actual monitoring
- Provide teams with target costs (via Cost Engineering)
- Connect Cost impact from Quality and Leadtime

Education

- Bachelor or Master in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or similar. Affinity with costs.Experience- Minimum 5 years’ experience in product architecture, product design and industrialization
- Experience in cost structure analysis, product cost optimization, and cost driver analysis
- Ideally familiar with value engineering and cost engineering methods and techniques Personal skills- Excellent analytical skills
- Show cost awareness
- Good knowledge of database tools and reporting tools (Excel, Access, SAP, Spotfire)
- Personal engagement, good communication skills. Behavioral preferences:
- Finisher
- Flexible
- Detail oriented
- Practical focus

Context of the position

The cost architect reports to the group lead value engineering.

Other information

High quality people are a key asset to our company. To recognize that, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages to attract and retain the very best people and let them share in the success that they build. Our rewards philosophy is to attract and retain specific professional knowledge and competencies within the company by offering a competitive package in local markets where ASML is active.
 

Cost architect Job Requirements

- Bachelor or Master in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or similar. Affinity with costs.

- Minimum 5 years’ experience in product architecture, product design and industrialization
- Experience in cost structure analysis, product cost optimization and cost driver analysis
- Ideally familiar with value engineering and cost engineering methods and techniques

- Excellent analytical skills
- Show cost awareness
- Good knowledge of database tools and reporting tools (Excel, Access, SAP, Spotfire)
- Personal engagement, good communication skills.

The cost architect reports to the group lead value engineering.

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