Benefits:
Competitive salary
Flexible schedule
Opportunity for advancement
Aerospace Estimator Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Company: Third Party International Rate: 40 to 50 dollars per hour Experience Level: 6 to 10 years
Third Party International is seeking an experienced Aerospace Estimator to support aerospace manufacturing and precision component quoting in the Tulsa Oklahoma area. This role is ideal for someone with strong manufacturing knowledge, technical drawing interpretation skills, and experience developing accurate cost estimates for aerospace parts, assemblies, and related production work.
About the Role
You will prepare detailed cost estimates for new and existing aerospace components by reviewing customer drawings, specifications, bills of material, routings, materials, outside processes, tooling, labor, and manufacturing assumptions. The estimator will work closely with sales, engineering, supply chain, quality, and production to ensure quotes are accurate, competitive, and executable.
Key Responsibilities
Develop cost estimates for aerospace machined parts, fabricated components, assemblies, and related manufacturing work
Review RFQs, technical drawings, models, specifications, and customer quality requirements
Estimate material, labor, machine time, tooling, outside processing, inspection, and non recurring costs
Work with engineering and manufacturing teams to develop practical routings and process assumptions
Coordinate with supply chain to obtain supplier quotes for materials, special processes, hardware, and subcontracted operations
Support quote package preparation and provide clear assumptions, risks, and exclusions
Analyze historical job performance and actual costs to improve future estimate accuracy
Help identify cost reduction opportunities through process changes, supplier alternatives, or design for manufacturability feedback
Maintain estimating records and support handoff from quote to production planning
Qualifications
6 to 10 years of estimating, manufacturing engineering, planning, or process engineering experience in aerospace or precision manufacturing
Strong understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, sheet metal, fabrication, assembly, and outside processing
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, GD and T, and customer flowdown requirements
Experience estimating labor, cycle time, material requirements, tooling, and outside process costs
Strong Excel skills and experience working in ERP, MRP, quoting, or estimating systems
Ability to work cross functionally with sales, engineering, quality, purchasing, and production
Strong attention to detail, analytical ability, and documentation discipline
Preferred Skills
Experience quoting aerospace machined parts or complex assemblies
Familiarity with AS9100 environments and aerospace customer quality requirements
Experience with cost models, should cost analysis, or parametric estimating tools
CAD model review capability in SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, or similar tools
Experience with Epicor, JobBOSS, Infor, SAP, or similar ERP systems
About Third Party International
Third Party International, thirdparty.biz, provides manufacturing, engineering, quality, and supply chain professionals to aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing clients across the United States. We help clients solve estimating, production, quality, and delivery challenges by providing experienced technical talent.
If you are an Aerospace Estimator in the Tulsa area with 6 to 10 years of experience and strong manufacturing knowledge, we invite you to apply.