Sr. Cost Estimator

TTM Technologies • Farmingdale, NY

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About The Position

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCB”s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market. Additional information can be found at www.ttm.com Scope: Analyzes specifications, proposals, and other documents to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for complex products, projects, and services. Attends meetings with customers to validate the methodology and assumptions used to produce the estimate. Develops complete price proposals for contract manufacturing projects.

Requirements

• Experience using MS Office software, advanced skills in Excel, and experience using ProPricer
• Ability to interact with individuals at all levels via written and oral communication to solve problems.
• Ability to present ideas and proposals in meeting settings with internal or external customers.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply algebraic formulas, compute rate, ratio, percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to develop and interpret costs, develop “should cost” estimates and determine risk factors.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• 5+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must comply with TTM Export Control Policies and Procedures and all applicable laws including ITAR, EAR and OFAC including but not limited to: a) being able to identify ITAR product on the manufacturing floor and understand that access to these products and related technical data is restricted to only US Citizens and US Permanent Residents; b) recognition of Foreign Person visitors by badge differentiation; c) understand and follow authorization procedures for bringing foreign visitors into facilities (VAL); d) understand the Export and ITAR requirements for shipments leaving the US; e) manage vendor approvals for ITAR manufacturing and services.

Responsibilities

• Prepares estimates of the cost of materials and labor required to manufacture the most complex products as described by internal or external customers.
• Reviews requests received from customers to develop estimates for products, sub-assemblies, or piece parts including the bill of materials and the number of units required.
• Research various sources to locate existing bills of material and recent pricing of components, requesting updated pricing directly or through the Purchasing department
• Develops labor costs by using learning curves and other standard analytical methods and by communicating with appropriate departments to obtain estimates.
• Supports estimates during fact-finding and negotiations by attending meetings with customers and/or Government Auditors to validate the methodology and assumptions used to produce the estimate.
• Develops complete price proposals for contract manufacturing projects, which involves preparing estimates on the cost of materials and labor, estimating shipping and special handling costs, and adding in profit margins and other factors.
• Interfaces with Engineering to obtain all details of preliminary hardware design to identify problems associated with preliminary hardware design that impact the integrity of the labor and/ or material estimates.
• Generates rate sheets by applying labor standards against the drawings/ parts lists requirements as defined by Engineering.
• Provides technical guidance and assistance to team members.
• Participates in the development of new and improved methods and techniques to maintain and improve the integrity of the estimating system.
• Plans and holds meetings to ensure proposals are submitted accurately and on time.

Benefits

• TTM offers a variety of health and well-being benefit programs.
• Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending and health savings accounts, accident benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid vacation & holidays.
• Benefits are available on the 1st of the month following date of hire.
• For some positions, only PTO and holiday benefits are offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level