Director of Value Engineering

Job Title: Director of Value Engineering
Reports to: VP Engineering (based in US)
Location: Taichung
Our client in this search is a global leading manufacturer for high-performance suspension systems
Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the company’s Value Engineering program, ensuring performance targets are achieved at the lowest practical cost.
• Guide development teams to balance design performance and cost trade-offs in real time.
• Apply value engineering and design methods to identify opportunities for design simplification, material substitution, and process improvements.
• Partner with sourcing and supplier development teams to identify, qualify, and collaborate with suppliers that meet cost, quality, and innovation targets.
• Reverse engineer competitive and in-house products to identify key features, processes, and cost drivers.
• Actively pursue new technologies, suppliers, and methods to improve value across the product lifecycle.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops (VA/VE) to challenge assumptions, spark creativity, and generate actionable solutions.
• Establish metrics to measure value engineering outcomes (cost savings, quality improvements, performance optimization).
• Drive initiatives that support Company’s strategy to expand product lines for broader market accessibility while maintaining uncompromising performance standards.
• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team focused on value engineering excellence.

 
Specific Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required:

• Proven track record of successfully leading projects that delivered measurable cost and performance improvements.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing and supplier development, including collaborative development with suppliers to ensure quality and cost competitiveness.
• Technically proficient in engineering and design; able to make real-time trade-off decisions.
• Experience identifying and onboarding suppliers to meet cost and innovation targets.
• Demonstrated ability to reverse engineer products and processes to uncover cost drivers and opportunities.
• Open-minded and curious, with a demonstrated ability to seek multiple perspectives before making decisions.
• Relentless and driven, with a history of pushing for results and overcoming obstacles.
• Creative problem-solver, experienced in finding unconventional solutions to engineering and cost challenges.
• Collaborative leader, proven success working cross-functionally across engineering, supply chain, and business teams.
• Strategic thinker with attention to detail, able to balance long-term vision with near-term execution.

 
Position Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related technical discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
Experience: 10+ years of progressive engineering, product development, or value engineering experience with significant leadership responsibility, ideally within consumer electronics, automotive, outdoor equipment, or similar industries.
 
Qualified and interested Parties please apply with your CV in Word format to patty.yang@morganphilips.com. You can also reach Patty at +886-2-7750-5722
 
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