YourLiebherrCareer Life Cycle Costing Engineer
Newport News, VA - USA
Job Summary
The Life Cycle Costing Engineer is responsible for evaluating modeling and influencing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of mining truck platforms throughout their full life cyclefrom concept and design through operation maintenance and end-of-life.
This role bridges engineering design reliability maintenance and field operations to ensure that design and business decisions are informed by accurate life cycle cost data. By quantifying cost drivers such as component replacement intervals maintenance downtime and overhaul strategies the Life Cycle Costing Engineer supports optimized product designs improved customer value and reduced total operating costs. This forward looking view is essential for proactive asset management.
Responsibilities
- Design update and implement Life Cycle Cost (LCC) models for off-highway mining trucks including their key components and systems.
- Evaluate and quantify total cost of ownership (TCO) covering capital investment maintenance labor parts usage equipment downtime rebuild programs and end-of-life factors.
- Partner with engineering design teams to evaluate design alternatives using life cycle cost as a decision-making metric.
- Translate reliability maintainability and serviceability data into cost impacts and financial risk assessments.
- Support engineering design reviews DFMEA activities and product development gates by providing life cycle cost performance benchmarks.
- Analyze field data warranty data and service histories to identify major life cycle cost drivers and improvement opportunities.
- Work closely with reliability engineering to incorporate failure rates MTBF and component life assumptions into cost models.
- Collaborate with maintenance and service teams to validate labor times maintenance intervals tooling requirements and rebuild strategies.
- Support development of optimized preventative maintenance and component replacement strategies based on life cycle cost trade-offs.
- Provide life cycle cost inputs to pricing commercial and customer-facing analyses as required.
- Prepare clear data-driven reports and presentations that communicate life cycle cost insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Continuously improve LCC methodologies assumptions and data quality through benchmarking and best practices.
- Monitor in-service performance and update cost models to reflect real-world operating conditions.
Competencies
- BS degree in Engineering Finance or related field; and four years in life cycle costing reliability engineering maintenance engineering or cost analysis in a heavy equipment or mining environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Travel to customer and supplier sites domestically and internationally for 1-4 weeks in duration.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Local Mine induction and access.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Local Mine HSE certification.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a valid passport and drivers license.
Our Offer
An interesting and ambitious role in a successful international company. We offer a secure work environment with a comprehensive benefits package that includes major medical dental and vision insurance 401K plan with company match paid vacation and personal days and competitive salary.
Have we awoken your interest Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions please contact Thomas Steele.
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The company
In line with its international growth Liebherrs venture into the United States began in 1970. Within a couple of years the company expanded and completed its production facilities in Newport News Virginia for its product line of hydraulic was later converted into Liebherrs manufacturing facility for mining trucks and remains home to Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News addition to its production facility Liebherr markets a wide variety of products and technologiesits companies located across the United States. The companies are Liebherr-Aerospace Saline Inc. Liebherr Gear Technology Inc. Liebherr Automation Systems Co. and Liebherr USA Co. the umbrella company for eight divisions that arepositioned across the United States.
Location
Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co.
4100 Chestnut Avenue
23607 Newport News VA
United States (US)
Contact
Thomas Steele
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Liebherr is not only one of the world's largest manufacturers of construction machinery. The around 51,000 employees in more than 50 countries help to