Senior Quoting & Costing Engineer - Rubber Molding

Ingersoll Rand; Lincolnshire (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand in Lincolnshire, IL seeks a Sr. Quoting/Costing Engineer to assess customer RFQs, develop cost estimates for silicone and rubber molded components, and support process development across multiple business units.

You will partner with Sales, Supply Chain and Engineering to validate assumptions, create BOMs and pricing scenarios, and drive cost reduction initiatives while upholding our standards for quality and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, Plastics, Polymer).
• 5+ years’ direct experience in silicone and/or rubber molding.
• 1+ years of experience in Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection.
• 1+ years of experience in High Consistency Rubber (HCR) molding.
• 1+ years of experience in Compression and transfer molding.

Responsibilities

• Manage RFQ opportunities and meet quotation deadlines by developing detailed cost estimates for silicone and rubber molded components across LSR, HCR, compression, transfer, and injection molding processes.
• Calculate material usage, cycle times, cavitation, press sizing, labor, scrap, secondary operations, post-cure needs, packaging costs, and develop multiple pricing scenarios based on volume tiers, tooling strategies, and COI variations.
• Review blueprints, customer requirements, models, prints, and specifications to create BOMs, routing structures, formal quotations, assumptions/exceptions, lead times, commercial terms, and post-award modifications.
• Conduct feasibility and manufacturability analyses considering engineering drawings, materials, labor, equipment, tooling, capital costs, tolerances, durometer requirements, and production risks.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability feedback on gate/vent strategy, parting lines, wall thickness, draft, flash control, cure behavior, and collaborate with Tooling Engineering on optimal mold strategies.
• Partner cross-functionally with Process Engineering, Sales, Supply Chain, Quality, and project teams to validate assumptions, resolve manufacturability issues, support customer interactions, and present technical/economic data during contract reviews.
• Maintain accurate cost models, work center rates, ERP costing inputs, and quoting templates while refining estimates using actual cycle time, scrap, and productivity performance data.
• Drive continuous improvement through cost reduction initiatives, mold and process optimization, automation opportunities, quote process enhancements, standard work development, and uphold company values of quality, accountability, respect, innovation, integrity, teamwork, communication, and customer focus.

Skills

Analytical ability

Mathematical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Materials/Plastics/Polymer

Tools

SolidWorks

ERP IQMS

Job description

Ingersoll Rand in Lincolnshire, IL seeks a Sr. Quoting/Costing Engineer to assess customer RFQs, develop cost estimates for silicone and rubber molded components, and support process development across multiple business units.

You will partner with Sales, Supply Chain and Engineering to validate assumptions, create BOMs and pricing scenarios, and drive cost reduction initiatives while upholding our standards for quality and accountability.