Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares cost estimates with detailed itemized budgets based on customer documents, specifications, and production requirements.
• Work with the Production Team to gather and review necessary supplier specifications and other related documents to properly perform an estimated quote for business.
• Reading and analyzing document specifications and bills of material to determine required processes in the product life cycle.
• Analyze customer requirements to determine make vs buy, the need for outside vendor processes, or the need for subcontractors.
• Work with ERP systems, excel or other estimating platforms to develop consistent cost estimates and draft quote proposals.
• Actively collaborate with customers, suppliers, engineers, or other individuals (internal or external) to discuss/identify best fabrication practices with the intent of providing optimal cost estimates for production and customers.
• Sends RFQ’s out to vendors/suppliers for cost estimates.
• Responsible for updates in the RFQ Log as required.
• Collaborate with the Production Team to provide clear, concise quote proposals to new and existing customers with added exception notes to the proposal considering non-recurring engineering charge fees, fixture costs/budgets, tooling costs/budgets, freight expenses (if any), and deviations from the print.
• Participates in continuous improvement efforts of the RFQ and Estimating process to help drive for KPI results.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Competencies, Experience, and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (B. S.) from a four-year university is highly desired and a minimum of 2-4 years of production and estimating in an aerospace environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Identifies and raises issues and problems in a constructive manner. Uses sound analytical thinking to develop innovative solutions/recommendations that address problems/issues and achieve desired results. Makes effective decisions, even when dealing with limited or ambiguous information.
• Working knowledge of ITAR, DFARS, and NADCAP requirements is highly desired.
• Familiar with AS9100 standards.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.