Sr. Quoting/Costing Engineer

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Job Title: Sr. Quoting/Costing Engineer

Location: Lincolnshire, IL

About Us:
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:
Quoting/Estimating Engineer is responsible for assessing customer RFQ's for product/process feasibility, costing and overall capability for the Flexan, Lincolnshire and Chicago business units and other business units, as necessary. This role will also work closely with the Sales and Business Development team and customers to understand validation, NRE's, and other project costs requirements. This role will also work closely with the process and project engineering teams to assist with process development, guidance, and overall adherence to project scopes and costs.

Responsibilities:


Quotation Development:

• Manage Flexan quote opportunities and meet Quotation deadlines.
• Develop detailed cost estimates for silicone and rubber molded components, including LSR, HCR, compression, transfer and injection molding processes.
• Calculate material usage, cycle times, cavitation, press sizing optimization, labor content, scrap factors, secondary operations, post-cure requirements and packaging costs.
• Reviews and interpret blueprints and/or customer statement of requirements to prepare full BOM and routing structures aligned with manufacturing methods.
• Develop multiple pricing scenarios (e.g., annual volume tiers, multi-cavity/modular tooling strategies, COI variations).
• Generate formal customer quotations with clear assumptions/exceptions, lead times and commercial terms.
• Develops the quotations of the modifications/adjustments occurring after the initial order.

Technical Analysis & Design for Manufacture:

• Conducts the feasibility of RFQ's and analyzes data on all factors that affect the cost and manufacturability of the product, including engineering drawings, raw materials, labor, equipment, tools, and capital costs.
• Provide DFM feedback related to gate/vent strategy, parting lines, wall thickness, draft, flash control and cure behavior.
• Review customer models, prints, and specifications for manufacturability and identify risks, required tolerances, durometer considerations, and tooling impacts.
• Collaborate with Tooling Engineer to determine optimal tooling approach (single cavity, multi-cavity, family mold, cold runner, steel type, mold class).

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work with Process Engineering to validate cycle times, scrap assumptions and other processing details.
• Support Sales and Business Development during customer interactions, RFQ's, technical calls and quote reviews documenting assumptions for tracking purposes.
• Works with project team to resolve manufacturability issues, as required.
• Partner with Supply Chain to verify raw material cost, MOQ, lead time and other purchasing requirements.
• Coordinate with Quality Engineering on regulatory and inspection requirements/expectations (AQL, PPAP, IQ/OQ/PQ efforts).
• Responsible for presenting technical & economic documentation to project teams during the Contract review phase of Flexan' s NPI process.

Data, Systems & Costing Accuracy:

• Maintain accurate cost models, work center rates, and quoting templates.
• Continuously refine estimating logic using actual performance data (cycle time, scrap, productivity).
• Update ERP system with validated costing inputs as required.
• Track quote-to-actual performance and drive cost transparency across the organization.

Continuous Improvement:

• Recommend process and tool improvements that reduce costs or increase competitiveness.
• Actively support cost-out initiatives through improved mold designs, optimized cycle times. Or new automation opportunities.
• Develop standard work, guidelines and best practices for quote generation.
• Leads the refinement of the quote process to ensure continually serving of needs and coordinate group input with the intent to improve and change best practices.

General Accountability:

• Cooperation and professional conduct with coworkers, staff, and managers.
• Communicate effectively with Flexan' s employees and Management. Demonstrates all the Flexan corporate values.
• Quality
• Accountability
• Respect
• Innovation
• Integrity
• Open & honest communications
• Teamwork
• Customer focus

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, Plastics, Polymer).
• 5+ years' direct experience in silicone and/or rubber molding, with strong understanding of:
• Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection.
• High Consistency Rubber (HCR) molding.
• Compression and transfer molding.
• Cure cycles, post-cure and material behavior.
• Tool design elements (cavitation, gating, venting, steel types).
• Experience estimating cost for molded components (silicone, rubber, elastomers).
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD & T, CAD models, customer and regulatory specifications.
• Experience with ERP systems (IQMS preferred), cost modelling tools and quotation workflows.

Core Competencies:

• Excellent analytical, mathematical and communication skills.

Preferences:

• Experience with SolidWorks or other 3D modeling software.
• Experience with mold flow analysis (or ability to interpret results).
• Background in medical, automotive, aerospace or industrial silicone components.
• Experience supporting APQP, PPAP and customer audits.
• Exposure to automation, vision inspection and deflashing technologies.
• Knowledge of color matching, adhesion/bonding techniques, multi-shot molding, overmolding and silicone chemistry fundamentals.

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements:
Onsite.

The pay range for this role is $100-$125k. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate's skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.

What We Offer:
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.


Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit

What We Offer


At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.


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