Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 per year
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posted: September 30 2026
Minimum Degree:
Relocation Assistance: Not Available
Manufacturing Quote Engineer/Cost estimator
Full-Time - Direct Hire - First Shift
Salary - Benefits (Health, Life, Paid Vacation)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
-Determine manufacturing steps/processes, equipment requirements, programming requirements, set up operations, material, labor, and other items necessary to perform work.
-Calculate production costs using labor, raw material and processing price estimates.
-Prepare formal price and delivery quotations for management and customers.
-Communicate with customers on proposals, quotations, and projects.
-Assist in the preparation of work instructions for new and revised existing projects.
-May have other duties assigned or required.
-Must be a self-starter and able to work effectively and efficiently with limited supervision.
-Must be a US citizen.
Education and Experience:
-3+ years of Machine Shop Estimating/Quoting experience of medium to high complexity parts, including knowledge of setup and operation of a diverse range of machines. Quoting experience must be with CNC Mill and Lathe operations in a Job Shop environment.
-Extensive experience/knowledge in reading, analyzing, and understanding technical specifications, drawings, bills of material, material, and process specifications, quality documentation, and associated documentation.
-Extensive knowledge of the types of tooling required for specific applications.
-Experience with the planning and manufacturing modules of ERP systems.
-JobBoss and CNC programming experience is a plus.
-Extensive experience with the machining of different types of materials.
-Knowledge of practical use of inspection and measurement tools in part dimensions.
Physical and Mental Demands:
-Frequently moves about the office and machine shop to gather information and perform work.
-Frequently works at a computer performing research, documentation review, quoting, communicating with customers, and other activities for extended periods of time.
-Frequently communicates with managers, technical staff, and coworkers in the performance of job duties.
-Must be able to maintain a clean and organized work area.