Cost Estimator

Job Information

• Job Identification 116202
• Job Category Commercial
• Posting Date 02/13/2026, 09:53 PM
• Locations PO Box 1616, 6200 Central Frwy, Wichita Falls, TX, , US (On-site)
• Apply Before 05/13/2026, 05:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Export-Controlled Data This position entails access to export‑controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items

Howmet is a world leader in the investment casting industry and is a leading supplier of superalloys, aluminum, and titanium components for aerospace, automotive, and commercial transportation applications. Our Wichita Falls location is on the front edge of the rapid growth in the aerospace and turbine industries.

Nestled halfway between Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, our facility in Wichita Falls supplies jet engine components to some of the most trusted names in the Aerospace industry.

JOB SUMMARY: The Cost Estimator position is responsible for developing labor and material standards to generate cost models for new and existing part cost estimates and analysis. Provide accounting support for shop floor data collection to ensure accurate reporting of labor and material consumption for budgeting, forecasting and production department cost tracking and development. Provide data analytics and graphical review of data to understand shop constraints and make recommendations for improvements based on data.

Job Responsibilities:

• Identify factors affecting costs, such as production time, materials, and labor & recommend ways to reduce costs.
• Develop models, databases, and spreadsheets to analyze data and provide summary analysis and metrics for consultation to sales team and internal leadership.
• Analyze operations and workflow to improve efficiency to incorporate into production schedules.
• Work with sales teams to prepare estimates and bids for clients.
• Maintain records of estimated and actual costs.
• Solve operational and supply chain problems using big data.
• Identify opportunities and deploy tools to drive continuous improvement through data analytics.

Job Role s :

• Relationship - interacts with a wide variety of stakeholders to prepare estimates and bids for clients
• Ownership - Responsible for Seed Process Ownership, ensuring all processes are performed in compliance with methodologies, materials and equipment specifications/requirements
• Organization and Structure - Partner with internal teams to determine workflows, tools, resources and needs;
  Analyze operations and workflow to improve efficiencies to incorporate into production schedules
• Continuous Improvement - Identify opportunities and deploy tools to drive continuous improvement through data analytics;
  Identify and publish department standards;
  Improve accuracy around work center standards to improve actual cost on a part‑by‑part basis
• Collaborative leadership - involves key stakeholders early and often in the process of discovery and interaction; interfaces with groups across the plant and functions as a resource for information and recommendations to ensure quality of interactions with internal and external teams
• Synthesis - Maintain records of estimated and actual costs;
  Understands the needs of the business and drivers of critical metrics;
  Assess costs associated with new techniques and technological development integration into production process such as time, materials, and labor with a focus on reducing costs;
  Construct and manipulate large databases using tools like SAS, SOL, Python, R, Mini Tab, Power
  
  BI and extract multi‑factor interactions and drive change

• BS Degree in a technical or science area from an accredited institution
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This position is subject to the Internal Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status.

• 2 Years combined experience in engineering, finance, and or data analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to implement system changes…