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Value Optimization Specialist – Automotive

Job in Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, 36831, USA
Listing for: Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA
Full Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-10-18
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 90000 USD Yearly USD 60000.00 90000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below


** This is a temporary 2-month contract, from October to December 2026.**

SEGULA Technologiesis looking for a Value Optimization Engineer to support automotive engineering programs and identify innovative cost, weight, complexity, and value optimization opportunities across vehicle systems.

Your Mission:

You will collaborate with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, CAE, and suppliers to develop solutions that improve vehicle value while maintaining performance, safety, quality, durability, manufacturability, and customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE) activities.
  • Identify and develop cost, weight, complexity, and commonization opportunities.
  • Benchmark vehicle designs, components, materials, and manufacturing processes.
  • Develop technical and financial business cases for optimization opportunities.
  • Support teardown analysis, should-cost studies, and design-to-value initiatives.
  • Evaluate proposed changes for performance, safety, durability, NVH, manufacturability, and warranty impact.
  • Coordinate opportunities from concept through validation, engineering release, and implementation.
  • Present recommendations, technical trade-offs, and business cases to program leadership.
Areas of Automotive

Experience:

Candidates should have experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Body / Trim Engineering – experience with fascias, trim, and related components.
  • Chassis Brakes & Steering Engineering – experience with the design and/or development of brake and steering systems.
  • Chassis Wheels & Tires Engineering – experience with overall system functional design.
  • Interior Door Modules, Hard Trim & Safety Components Engineering – experience with aesthetic components and safety-related dependencies.
  • Interior Cockpit, Soft Trim & Consoles Engineering – experience with specific components and understanding of component synergies.
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