Costing Engineer

Position Overview

The Costing Engineer supports ATL’s global commercial and engineering teams by developing accurate, technically sound product cost models for medical device programs. This role serves as a key technical partner to Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and NPI teams, ensuring that new business opportunities are evaluated consistently, competitively, and accurately. 

This position is ideal for an engineer with 2–5 years of experience in medical device manufacturing, process engineering, industrial engineering, or cost/operations analysis who is looking to broaden their exposure to global manufacturing, quoting strategy, and cross functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Costing & Engineering Analysis

• Develop and maintain detailed cost models for medical device components, subassemblies, and finished goods.

• Create new cost sheets or revise existing cost models using ATL’s approved costing templates.

• Ensure models accurately reflect:

• BOM structure and material sourcing

• Country of origin requirements

• Manufacturing routings and labor content

• Equipment, tooling, and fixture needs

• Collaborate with manufacturing and engineering teams to validate routings, cycle times, and process assumptions.

Global Costing Coordination

• Coordinate costing activities across ATL’s global manufacturing sites.

• Define scope of work and deliverables for site specific cost inputs. 

• Track cost package progress and escalate risks to timelines or accuracy.

• Participate in weekly Global Costing reviews.

Quoting & New Business Support

• Review customer RFQs and quote packages to identify technical gaps, assumptions, or risks.

• Work with Sales and Customers to clarify requirements and define manufacturable solutions.

• Propose alternate designs, materials, or processes to improve cost or feasibility.

• Ensure New Business Opportunity (NBO) approvals are received prior to starting costing activities.

Supplier & NPI Collaboration

• Partner with Supply Chain to obtain and analyze supplier quotations based on forecasted volumes.

• Ensure all supplier and equipment quotes are documented and stored per process.

• Collaborate with NPI teams to estimate Non Recurring Engineering (NRE) costs.

• Maintain cost model integrity when projects move from quote to awarded status, incorporating approved engineering changes.

Process & Systems Ownership

• Maintain accurate records in ATL’s Microsoft Costings List, including opportunity details, status, timelines, and closure.

• Support consistency and compliance with ATL’s global costing process.

• Utilize and maintain data across ATL systems, including:

• ERP (Infor)

• CRM

• SharePoint

• PLM

• Workfront

• Power BI

• Microsoft Lists

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Biomedical, or similar) or a related technical discipline.

• 2–5 years of experience in medical device manufacturing, engineering, costing, or operations analysis. 

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, BOM structures, and production environments.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.

• Experience working with ERP and PLM systems.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting medical device quoting or new business evaluation.

• Exposure to global manufacturing or multisite production models. 

• Familiarity with equipment capital costing and tooling estimates.

• Experience collaborating cross functionally with Sales, NPI, and Supply Chain teams.

• Power BI or data visualization experience is a plus.

Core Competencies

• Engineering driven problem solving

• Strong attention to detail and data integrity

• Organized, methodical, and dead line driven

• Customer focused mindset

• Ethical and professional conduct

• Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving requirements