Modular Manufacturing Estimator: Cost & DFMA Pricing

Harris Company; Evansville (IN); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K with company match

Vacation time

Sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

Harris Company seeks a Manufacturing Product Estimator to build accurate pricing for modular mechanical systems like skids, racks, and packaged units. You will translate drawings into buildable estimates, validating labor and methods with engineering and shop leadership to ensure feasibility and profitability.

You’ll drive consistency via templates and unit rates, collaborating with sales and operations. Travel up to 10% is required as projects span multiple regional locations.

Qualifications

• Experience estimating manufactured or fabricated products.
• Strong understanding of shop labor, BOM-based costing, and overhead.
• Ability to read drawings and turn them into clear, buildable estimates.
• Comfortable working across sales, engineering, and operations.
• Familiarity with DFMA principles and product‑based estimating.
• Practical, detail-oriented mindset focused on real outcomes.
• Must be able to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost estimates for modular systems using drawings, BOMs, and product definitions.
• Build pricing that supports budgets and proposals with clear scope and assumptions.
• Partner with engineering and shop to validate labor, fabrication methods, and manufacturability.
• Create more consistency through templates, unit rates, and repeatable pricing approaches.
• Incorporate feedback from actual production to improve estimate accuracy over time.

Skills

Manufactured products estimating

Shop labor understanding

BOM-based costing

Reading drawings

Cross-functional collaboration

DFMA principles

Attention to details

Travel willingness

Job description

Harris Company seeks a Manufacturing Product Estimator to build accurate pricing for modular mechanical systems like skids, racks, and packaged units. You will translate drawings into buildable estimates, validating labor and methods with engineering and shop leadership to ensure feasibility and profitability.

You’ll drive consistency via templates and unit rates, collaborating with sales and operations. Travel up to 10% is required as projects span multiple regional locations.