Senior Weld Engineer - Costing, Proposals & Manufacturing

Oshkosh Defense; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 83,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Defense, a leader in tactical vehicle technologies, seeks a Senior Weld Engineer to drive labor estimates for proposal support. You will analyze manufacturing data, review BOM accuracy, and document BOE assumptions to guide production planning.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in costing/industrial engineering, and experience with Lean/Six Sigma, JD Edwards, AS400, and ProPricer to optimize labor content and costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• Five or more years in costing, estimating, industrial engineering and/or related area.

Responsibilities

• Compare legacy product design to new product design to identify differences in components and labor content.
• Review BOM for accuracy in support of proposal work.
• Document assumptions, methodology/rationale, and labor estimate using basis of estimate (BOE).
• Estimate labor hours using existing reports provided by Finance Team.
• Collaborate with design teams to complete BOM comparison and review contractual requirements to ensure all costs are captured.
• Develop and write proposals for production processes.
• Author manufacturing plans to capture proposed production methods for future programs.

Skills

Cost estimation

Industrial engineering

Data analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

JD Edwards

AS400

ProPricer

Showcase

CURV1

Excel

Job description

Oshkosh Defense, a leader in tactical vehicle technologies, seeks a Senior Weld Engineer to drive labor estimates for proposal support. You will analyze manufacturing data, review BOM accuracy, and document BOE assumptions to guide production planning.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in costing/industrial engineering, and experience with Lean/Six Sigma, JD Edwards, AS400, and ProPricer to optimize labor content and costs.