Manufacturing Engineering Administrator - Quoting & BOMs

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Review customer drawings, models, specifications, purchase orders, statements of work, quality clauses, and supporting documentation to identify full job requirements. Assist in reviewing drawings for quotes and active jobs to identify problem areas, manufacturability concerns, missing requirements, and compliance risks. Identify drawing, specification, or customer requirement issues that may affect pricing, lead time, manufacturability, quality, or delivery. Support quote preparation by identifying assumptions, exclusions, risks, special requirements, and open questions. Assist with estimating labor, material, outside processing, tooling, inspection, and production requirements. Coordinate with program managers, purchasing, quality, manufacturing leads, programming, and customers to confirm job requirements as needed. Bill of Material and Tooling Ownership Create, maintain, and update accurate bills of material for quoted and awarded jobs. Develop finalized BOMs after purchase orders are received, ensuring all customer requirements, drawings, specifications, revisions, and quality clauses are accounted for before production release. Identify required raw materials, hardware, outside processing, coatings, tooling, fixtures, consumables, and other job‑specific requirements. Own tooling requirements for assigned jobs, including identifying required tooling, fixtures, special tools, inserts, gauges, and consumables needed to support production. Coordinate with purchasing, manufacturing, programming, and quality to confirm tooling and BOM requirements are accurate, available, and aligned with the production plan. Review quoted BOMs against awarded purchase orders and job requirements to identify changes, missing items, or additional costs before release to the shop floor. Maintain awareness of stock items and assist in identifying opportunities to use existing inventory when appropriate. Review completed jobs and production feedback to improve future BOM accuracy, tooling planning, and quote consistency. Assist with Manufacturing and Process Planning Identify machines, processes, materials, tooling, and shop resources required to complete each job in accordance with customer requirements. Assist in planning workflow, routing, and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency. Develop and support operational strategies to promote efficient production and on‑time delivery. Create and implement work instructions from customer requirements when needed. Maintain awareness of current jobs on the shop floor and provide technical support as needed. Review active jobs to ensure quoted requirements align with production needs. Assist Quality with Quality, Compliance, and Documentation Ensure job planning and quoted work account for applicable customer specifications, AS9100 requirements, inspection needs, traceability, and documentation requirements. Ensure manufacturing processes and job planning are in compliance with applicable standards, specifications, and regulations. Support audit readiness by helping ensure job requirements, BOMs, work instructions, and related documentation are clear, complete, and traceable. Identify potential quality risks, documentation gaps, and missing requirements before quote submission or production release. Work with quality, manufacturing, and leadership to resolve technical questions related to drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and job planning. Qualifications & Work Experience Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field preferred. Recent engineering graduates are encouraged to apply. 0‑3 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, machining, estimating, quoting, or a related technical role preferred. Internship, academic project, shop, lab, machining, fabrication, manufacturing, or hands‑on technical experience preferred. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, purchase orders, and quality clauses. Strong interest in learning manufacturing processes, quoting, bills of material, tooling, job planning, and production support. Ability to identify material, hardware, outside processing, tooling, inspection, and production requirements with training and guidance. Strong attention to detail and ability to identify missing, unclear, or conflicting information. Ability to collaborate effectively with program managers, purchasing, manufacturing leads, quality, programming, and customers. Experience with Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Excel, and SharePoint. AS9100 experience or working knowledge of aerospace quality requirements preferred, but not required. Working knowledge of common aerospace coatings and specifications, including chem film, anodize, primer, paint, dry film, or similar processes preferred. Working knowledge of common aerospace metals and plastics preferred. Ability to manage multiple priorities and support quoting timelines in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem‑solving skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team. Experience using JobBOSS, ProShop, UniPoint, SolidWorks, Mastercam, CNC equipment, inspection equipment, or ERP/QMS systems is a plus. Benefits VetPowered makes available comprehensive benefits the 1st of the month, following the date of hire. Options include Medical with 50% employer contribution, dental and vision coverage with 100% employer contribution, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, a 401k program with employer match up to $1,000 per year, 8 paid holidays, and paid time off. Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to push, move, lift or otherwise bear 10-30 lbs. Applications may include but are not limited to repetitive work using a computer keyboard, mouse and headphones while sitting and/or standing at an assigned work desk area. The employee may have additional environmental hazards such as chemical, electrical, flammable, or mechanical in nature. Work Environment The employee works in a contract manufacturing facility in an urban industrial neighborhood. Other areas within the facility are mixed use such as administration, classrooms, welding, and machining areas. 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