Mechanical Engineering Estimator

Mechanical Engineering Estimator

Location: Chicago Western Suburbs

A well-established, privately owned manufacturing company is looking to add a Mechanical Engineering Estimator to its team. This is a great opportunity for a recent Mechanical Engineering graduate who wants to build a career in manufacturing, engineering, and estimating.

The company has a long history of manufacturing complex, highly engineered products and has built a reputation for stability, quality, and long-term employee retention.

What You'll Do

• Review customer drawings, specifications, and requirements
• Work with engineering and manufacturing teams to understand how parts and assemblies will be produced
• Develop cost estimates for materials, machining, labor, tooling, and outside services
• Analyze manufacturing processes and determine the most effective approach to producing a part
• Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerances, and material specifications
• Work with CNC machining and other manufacturing processes
• Prepare quotations and communicate with internal teams regarding costs and production requirements
• Learn the company's estimating methods, processes, and systems
• Develop into a highly knowledgeable manufacturing estimator over time

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline
• Recent graduate or early-career Mechanical Engineer
• Internship or co-op experience in manufacturing, machining, CNC, fabrication, process engineering, or production
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Exposure to GD&T and manufacturing processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working with Excel and engineering data
• CAD experience such as SolidWorks or similar is a plus
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both engineering and production personnel

Previous estimating experience is not required. The right candidate will be someone with a strong mechanical engineering foundation who wants to learn the business and develop into an experienced manufacturing estimator.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Stable, well-established manufacturing company
• Long-tenured workforce
• Strong benefits package
• 401(k) with company match
• Opportunities for overtime
• Continued growth without sacrificing stability
• Opportunity to learn directly from experienced manufacturing professionals
• Excellent long-term career path for an engineer interested in manufacturing and estimating

This is an opportunity to get out of the classroom and learn how real-world manufacturing costs are developed, while building a career with a company that values long-term employees.

If you're a recent Mechanical Engineering graduate with manufacturing or machining internship experience and want to learn more, we'd like to hear from you.