Product Engineer Estimator

Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Milford, New Hampshire (USA), Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. is the premier supplier of complete-to-print, high-volume, complex thin-wall investment castings and fully-finished casting-based subassemblies and components to industry.

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Prime Responsibilities and Major Factors in Evaluating Performance:

• Responsible for interacting with customers, engineers and production personnel to handle price quotes and deliveries of development components.
• Analyze project needs and compile cost estimates
• Interact with customers to obtain all elements required to prepare accurate estimates.
• Optimize job and material costs by working together with vendor/subcontractors through the quotations/bidding process for materials/services.
• Stay current on all company pricing and manufacturing procedures.
• Review customer blueprints and specifications and provide clear and accurate estimates of our costs and capabilities.
• Document work and prepare technical notes and test reports as required.
• Enter estimates into system using the New Product Introduction (“NPI”) standard format.
• Verify and validate current estimating data by the use of time study, work measurement, and the analysis of shop floor job efficiency performance.
• Document development progress through the NPI toll gate system in collaboration with assigned product engineer.
• Participate in the preparation of customer proposal and presentations.

Additional Responsibilities:

• From time to time travel to customer site as needed for review of proposals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Ensure that all activities and operations are performed in compliance with the Company’s Code of Conduct.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in estimating and/or engineering. Or an Associates degree with a minimum of 5-7 years experience.
• Blueprint reading experience required.