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The Technical Lead – TCO Engineering is a core member of the TCO (Technical Cost Out) team and is accountable for delivering material and component cost reduction, supply resilience, and margin improvement through technical analysis, specification optimization, alternate sourcing, and cross-functional execution. The role partners closely with Procurement, R&D, Quality, Operations, and Suppliers to identify, validate, and implement cost optimization opportunities while maintaining product performance, regulatory compliance, and supply continuity.
Job Responsibility
Identify and evaluate total cost optimization opportunities across materials, components, and processes across ITP sites with specific focus on insourcing, alternate sourcing and process & product value engineering
Perform structured should-cost, clean-sheet, and teardown analyses
Support category strategies with fact-based cost drivers and benchmarks
Facilitate cross functional Continuous Improvement, Kaizen and Cost Optimization events to generate and prioritize ideas
Lead a cross functional technical team through the planning and execution of projects
Lead or support technical change execution including specification and material substitution
Coordinate sample builds, trials, and testing
Support change control processes, validation, and implementation
Partner with Procurement, Quality, R&D, Operations, Strategy, and Finance among others
Engage suppliers on process capability, readiness, and cost transparency
Support dual qualification, risk mitigation, and capacity assessments
Lead and track initiatives end-to-end
Maintain documentation of assumptions, risks, and approvals
Escalate quality, service, regulatory, cost or timeline risks
Document and leverage best practices as part of the internal TCO center continuous improvement methodology
Requirements
5-8+ years experience with Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Plastics, Chemicals, Packaging, or Manufacturing engineering or related field
Proven experience delivering multi-million dollar value engineering savings
Proven experience leading cross-functional projects end-to-end using structured project management methods
Working knowledge of GMP, change control, deviation/CAPA concepts, and validation/qualification principles
Strong analytical capability
Strong communication skills and cross-functional influence skills
Travel required, 10-20%
Nice to have
Experience in alternate sourcing and supplier qualification (APQP/PPAP) in regulated manufacturing, with end‑to‑end technical and procurement leadership delivering cost savings
Experience translating technical changes into measurable business value, insourcing transitions and tech transfer activities
Experience in value engineering and design for manufacturability
Experience with cost modelling, should-costing or clean-sheet methodologies
Lean / Six Sigma certification
What we offer
Support for Parents
Continuing Education/ Professional Development
Employee Heath & Well-Being Benefits
Paid Time Off
2 Days a Year to Volunteer
medical and dental coverage
insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
Flexible Spending Accounts
educational assistance programs
time-off benefits such as paid holidays
paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service