CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
The Opportunity:
Mattel Brick Shop is seeking a Cost Engineer located at our manufacturing plant in Monterey, Mexico to support the development of innovative construction toy products by providing cost analysis, cost modeling, value engineering, and cost intelligence throughout the product development lifecycle. Contribute to the development of scalable costing methodologies, cost knowledge, and category-level cost insights that support sustainable cost leadership. Working closely with Product Development, Design, Sourcing, Finance,



and Manufacturing teams, you will help ensure products achieve cost targets while maintaining quality, performance, and consumer value.
What Your Impact Will Be
- Develop and maintain product cost estimates from concept through production, while helping identify category and platform cost trends that can inform future product strategies.
- Prepare cost analyses to support design decisions, supplier negotiations, and cost reduction initiatives.
- Evaluate product, tooling, packaging, and manufacturing costs to identify opportunities for optimization.
- Partner with Product Development and Design teams to balance cost, quality, and performance objectives.
- Participate in Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE) activities to achieve target costs and help identify opportunities for broader application of best practices across products and platforms.
- Support cost publishing and reporting at key project

📌 Cost Engineer (Nuevo León)
🏢 Mattel Latin America
📍 Nuevo León