Cost Estimator

Delta Gear; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company seeks a Cost Estimator to analyze component specifications, determine manufacturing costs, and prepare quotes for gear-related products. The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of CNC machining processes, excellent communication skills, and a minimum of five years of estimating experience in the aerospace or defense sector.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ Cost Estimating Experience with Gears or complex Machined Parts.
• Knowledgeable of Carburizing, Nitriding, Plating.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and other MS Office applications required.
• Must be US Citizen or Green Card Holder.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes drawings and specifications to estimate manufacturing costs.
• Prepares cost estimates and communicates with teams and suppliers.
• Develops tooling lists and engineering time required for proposals.

Skills

CNC machining

Gear manufacturing processes

Reading 2D customer prints

Communication skills

MS Excel

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

The Cost Estimator analyzes part / component drawings and customer drawing specifications in order to estimate the total labor time, raw material including outside special processing costs required to manufacture a gear related product, in support of our customer request for quotes.

• Prepares work to be estimated by gathering requests for quotations (RFQ’s), customer drawings, specifications, and related documents.
• Determines feasibility of RFQ given the current manufacturing equipment and capabilities of both Delta manufacturing plants.
• Identifies raw material costs, operation by operation manufacturing times including special process costs required to produce drive system part by studying the customer RFQ, prints, specifications, and related documents.
• Send out RFQ’s to raw material and customer approved special process suppliers to support the Delta Gear cost estimate.
• Develop estimated manufacturing costs by determining the needed labor time requirements, raw material costs, outside special processing costs, etc., utilizing the company ERP software to generate total part cost and suggested selling prices at target gross margins.
• Also works with Manufacturing Engineering and Skilled Machinists on the shop floor to obtain the best, most accurate, information possible in support of quoting activity when needed.
• Develops detailed Tooling List and Engineering Time required to process the job and those associated costs in support of the proposal to the customer.
• Communicates internally with VP Sales, Sr Leadership, Engineering, Purchasing and externally with Customers and Special Process Suppliers as required.
• Other duties as needed.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining and gear manufacturing processes is required: (CNC - Lathe, Milling and Cylindrical Grinding. CNC - Gear Hobbing and Shaping, Gear Grinding, Skiving and Gear Honing).
• Strong knowledge of primarily reading 2d customer prints.
• Knowledge of gear terminology, print characteristics, and machinability of alloys used in the Aerospace including Wheeled and Tracked military vehicle Defense industry.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years’ Cost Estimating Experience with Gears or complex Machined Parts.
• Knowledgeable of Carburizing, Nitriding, Plating, Shot Peen, Superfinishing, a plus.
• Aerospace Industry customer knowledge is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and other MS Office applications required.
• Experience with estimating and quoting utilizing an ERP system is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills is required.
• Must be US Citizen or Green Card Holder.