Manufacturing and Cost Estimator

Telemetry Today LLC; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MSM Industries, LLC is seeking a Manufacturing and Cost Estimator to prepare accurate cost estimates and quotations for defense, maritime, space, and aerospace manufacturing programs. You will directly communicate with customers to build compelling proposal packages and work with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to ensure quotes meet capacity and strategy.

This role requires technical knowledge of elastomeric, polymer, composite, and large structural assembly fabrication

Qualifications

• Prepare accurate, timely cost estimates and quotations for defense, maritime, space, and aerospace manufacturing programs.
• High-ownership role requiring direct communication with customers and proposal packaging.
• Evaluates requirements, drawings, material specifications, and engineering data to determine labor, tooling, raw material, and processing requirements.
• Collaborates with Growth, Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and vendors to ensure quotes align with expectations and capacity.
• Requires solid technical knowledge of elastomeric, polymer, composite, and large structural assembly fabrication processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate cost estimates and quotations for defense and aerospace programs.
• Communicate with customers to build proposal packages.
• Analyze drawings and data to determine manufacturing requirements.
• Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to align quotes with capacity and goals.

Skills

Cost estimation

Proposal development

Customer communication

Technical manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

MSM Industries, LLC has been a trusted partner to the U.S. Navy and its prime contractors for over 20 years. As an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing business, we specialize in advanced material solutions for signature reduction, vibration and acoustic management, and environmental control. MSM also serves as a high-performance system integration and assembly provider for key customers. With in-house manufacturing and a track record for on-time, high-quality deliveries, MSM is known for innovation, reliability, and rapid response to complex program needs.

Role Overview:

The Manufacturing and Cost Estimator at MSM Industries is responsible for preparing accurate, timely, and competitive cost estimates and quotations for defense, maritime, space, and aerospace manufacturing programs. This is a high-ownership role, where you will directly communicate with customers and build proposal packages on the bedrock of strong technical manufacturing strategies.

This role evaluates customer requirements, drawings, material specifications, and engineering data to determine labor, tooling, raw material, compression molding, precision machining, laser processing, and specialized finishing requirements

Working collaboratively with Growth, Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and external vendors, the Estimator ensures quotes align with customer expectations, plant capacity, manufacturing capabilities, and strategic business goals.

This position requires solid technical knowledge of elastomeric, polymer, composite, and large structural assembly fabrication processes in a fast-paced defense and aerospace manufacturing environment

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