Costing Engineer

AP Management Consultants; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AP Management Consultants in Chennai is seeking a Costing professional with 3+ years of experience in costing, estimation, production engineering or quotation preparation in manufacturing.

The role requires reading PDF and fabrication drawings, BOM preparation, nesting concepts, raw material utilization and scrap calculation, plus strong Excel and ERP/CAD workflow familiarity and cross-functional coordination with procurement, design, production and sales teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in costing, estimation, production engineering or quotation prep in metal fabrication or manufacturing.
• Ability to read PDF drawings and fabrication drawings; understand customer specifications.
• Proficiency in Excel and costing formats; familiarity with ERP and CAD/DXF workflow.

Responsibilities

• Prepare quotations and costings for sheet metal, fabrication, or general manufacturing projects.
• Read PDF drawings and fabrication drawings; interpret customer specifications.
• Prepare BOMs, assess materials, nesting concepts, raw material utilization and scrap calculations.
• Coordinate with procurement, design, production and sales teams.
• Familiar with costing formats and ERP/CAD workflows.

Skills

Costing

Quotations

Excel

ERP systems

CAD/DXF workflow

BOM preparation

PDF drawings reading

Communication

Tools

CAD software

ERP software

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Experience in costing, estimation, production engineering, or quotation preparation in a sheet metal, fabrication, or general manufacturing environment.
• Strong ability to read PDF drawings, fabrication drawings, and customer specifications.
• Good knowledge of BOM preparation, manufacturing processes, nesting concepts, raw material utilization, and scrap calculation.
• Working knowledge of fabrication processes such as laser cutting, bending, welding, grinding, coating, and packing.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to prepare competitive and technically correct quotations.
• Proficiency in Excel and costing formats; familiarity with ERP systems and CAD/DXF workflow is preferred.
• Good coordination and communication skills to work with procurement, design, production, and sales teams.

Preferred candidate profile

3+ of experience in Costing field