Cost Estimator
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Hadrian-automation · Los Angeles, CAPrepare for this interview
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About the role
Hadrian is rapidly scaling autonomous factories to support programs in aerospace, national security, and advanced manufacturing. We're looking for Estimators with deep experience in machining and/or advanced manufacturing in fast-paced environment who are excited to help build a next-generation estimation function.
Responsibilities
- Conduct technical DFM (design-for-manufacturability) analysis, including reviewing drawings, models, materials, and technical specifications to assess fit.
- Create accurate quotes for internal and customer-facing consumption, incorporating machine time, raw materials, tooling, programming, labor, and vendor inputs.
- Leverage factory data to improve accuracy, speed, and systematization of DFM and quote workflows.
- Work with CAM and CMM programmers and engineers to incorporate downstream machining expertise into team processes, tools, and risk assessments.
Requirements
- 3+ years experience with CNC machining and/or CAM programming
- Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications
- Proficient using ERP systems
- Proficient conducting cost modeling and producing accurate quotes in a manufacturing environment
- Preferred
- Excellent attention-to-detail; crisp technical communicator
- Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Experience interfacing closely with Sales, Presales Engineering, CAM and CMM Programming teams. You may also be a great fit if you were/are a CAM Programmer today.
- Experience in machining materials, tools, factory operations, CMM Programming
- Experience working in a startup or similarly fast-paced environment
Benefits
Additional Information
Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts. We're accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.
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