Software Cost Engineer
Headquarters & Technology Center - Auburn Hills
- Engineering
- Full-time
- software cost engineering
- cost evaluation
- software development roadmap
The Software Cost Engineer evaluates software platform costs by analyzing development roadmaps and collaborating with global teams to support make-or-buy strategies. They assess development processes, estimate engineering costs, and maintain techno-economic models to optimize software architecture expenses. The role involves market research, supplier negotiation, and contributing to future software system designs within a multicultural and international scope.
The CEES Cost Engineer will be responsible for the cost evaluation of different software platforms and their evolution. Understanding the development road map (the design, code, build and platforming of the applications) is very important to the role.
The Cost Engineer will assist the worldwide team challenging the internal SW team with best practices and design to cost enablers and compare the internal/external quotations supporting the make or buy strategy and builds of the systems.
Cost Engineer responsibilities will include analyzing the development steps, designing workflows and production processes of the supply base. The Embedded Software Architecture Cost Engineer will assist the worldwide teams with technical services to estimate ED&D costs for the development and modification of a variety of electronic modules.
Key responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Research relevant market trends, industrial standards, and innovations
- Build and maintain techno-economical competencies for Software Architecture
- Build the techno-economical assessment reference for programing development (Cost Breakdown)
- Build and maintain Model Plant database
- Evaluate and negotiate the NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering) with Suppliers & ED&D
- Contribute to specification and design of future Stellantis’s software system
- Work with Suppliers and solution providers to influence and align their future roadmap with Stellantis to ensure the competitiveness of Stellantis’ Solution
- Multicultural environment covering worldwide perimeter




