Cost Estimating and Pricing Manager

Qarbon Aerospace is a world-class manufacturer of cutting-edge composite components and assemblies for the aerospace and space industry’s most advanced commercial and military aircraft. With over 100 years of experience and 1.6 million square feet of state-of-the-art facilities, we solve the market’s toughest challenges on-time with assured quality.

About the role

The Estimating and Pricing Manager will lead the labor and material estimating team responsible for providing pricing proposals for follow-on work and changes to existing military and commercial contracts. This role supports proposal strategy, compliance with customer requirements, proposal development, fact-finding, negotiations, and program execution by ensuring cost budgets are clearly understood by the execution team. The position collaborates closely with contracts, program office, finance, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, operations, manufacturing leadership, and supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, coordination, and submission of customer proposals for composite aerospace programs and major structure assembly for government and commercial programs.
• Coordinate large Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) compliant proposals and support fact-finding and negotiations.
• Work closely with Cost Estimators, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure labor and material estimates are accurate and aligned with customer requirements.
• Gather inputs from cross-functional teams, consolidate pricing data, and ensure proposals comply with customer instructions.
• Develop proposal schedules, manage deliverables, and drive teams to meet submission deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Prepare executive summaries, compliance matrices, and pricing volumes as required.
• Present and defend proposals to internal leadership and customers, ensuring assumptions are clear and basis of estimates are defendable.
• Continuously improve proposal processes, templates, and content libraries for efficiency and consistency.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. person per ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) guidelines; this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Typically, 10+ years of related cost estimating or aerospace manufacturing experience for senior-level consideration.
• Strong understanding of aerospace manufacturing, preferably within composite fabrication and assembly environments.
• Experience with composite materials and manufacturing processes is preferred.
• Understanding of cost estimating concepts, including labor and material estimating, is required.
• Proven experience with development of TINA-compliant proposals, estimating/pricing volumes, and certified cost and pricing data.
• Working knowledge of capacity planning, production flow analysis, and capital equipment utilization.
• Experience using ProPricer for pricing templates and SEER 3D as a labor estimating tool (model setup, assumption validation, and output interpretation) is preferred.
• Familiarity with enterprise manufacturing or planning systems (e.g., CostPoint/TIP, SAP, or similar) is a plus.
• An active clearance is highly preferred; candidates without an active clearance may still be considered but must be eligible to obtain and maintain one.

Skills

• Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills; ability to work under changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (labor modeling, capacity analysis, scenario modeling); proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex technical and financial data into customer-facing documents.
• Proven track record in proposal management, business development, or program capture roles.
• General business acumen.

Benefits

• Company-paid benefits available immediately upon employment.
• Basic Life Insurance.
• Short-Term Disability (STD) & Long-Term Disability (LTD).
• 12 Paid Holidays.
• Flex Time Off.
• Medical/Prescription Insurance.
• Dental & Vision Insurance.
• Critical Illness Insurance / Hospital Indemnity Insurance / Accident Insurance.
• Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance.
• Savings and Spending Accounts:
  • Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
  • Dependent Care FSA.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Immediate vesting on 401(k) Plans.
• Tuition Reimbursement.