Manufacturing Engineer Estimator

Position Summary: We are seeking an experienced Estimating and Costing Engineer to develop accurate estimates for conveyor curves and other material handling products and to help maintain, modernize, and expand Flow-Turn's Excel-based estimating and pricing platform. The ideal candidate combines strong metal manufacturing and cost-estimating knowledge with advanced Excel application development skills, including VBA programming, Power Query, complex formulas, structured data, and workbook integration.

Salary: $85,000-$100,000

Key Responsibilities: Prepare detailed cost estimates for conveyor curve and material handling products, including material, labor, machine time, and tooling costs. Read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of materials (BOMs) to price new and existing products. Evaluate sheet metal fabrication, welding, machining, and assembly processes to determine accurate labor and manufacturing costs. Review supplier quotes and work with Purchasing to keep material and outside-service costs current. Maintain and improve the Excel/VBA estimating and pricing tool while keeping established costing logic intact. Add new products, options, and features to the pricing tool using table-driven setups instead of hard-coded logic. Use Excel formulas, structured tables, Pivot Tables, and Power Query to manage supplier data, material costs, and labor rates. Troubleshoot VBA macros, linked workbooks, and data connections. Document calculation methods so estimates are consistent and easy to review. Project Handoff and Collaboration Create and validate detailed internal cost sheets for project review and approval. Support project handoffs to Operations, Engineering, and Project Management. Participate in project kickoff meetings.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.5+ years of experience in cost estimating, engineering, or a related role within a manufacturing environment. Hands-on experience in metal manufacturing, including fabrication, welding, machining, forming, or sheet metal processes. Advanced Microsoft Excel expertise, including complex formulas, structured tables, named ranges, Pivot Tables, data validation, workbook architecture, and internal/external workbook references. Advanced VBA application development experience required, including development and maintenance of large or business-critical Excel applications; reusable functions and procedures; Excel object model programming; arrays and dictionaries; event-driven code; error handling; debugging; and performance optimization. Experience using Power Query to import, transform, combine, and refresh data from multiple sources. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and BOMs. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with close attention to detail and accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience estimating conveyor systems, curves, or other material handling equipment. Experience designing configuration-based or rules-based estimating tools and improving legacy spreadsheet applications. Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and integrating estimating or costing tools with business systems. Familiarity with SQL, Power BI, databases, APIs, or other data-integration technologies. Experience with source control or structured software-development practices is a plus.