Estimator Precision Engineering, Chessington

Senior Estimating Engineer / Production Engineer (Precision Engineering - Aerospace & Oil & Gas)

What's in it for you

• Join a long-established, leading subcontract precision engineering business

• Interesting and High-complexity work supporting oil & gas and aerospace customers and standards

• Senior, influential role with real impact on margin, delivery and manufacturing methods

• Competitive salary (DOE) + pension, life assurance and company bonus scheme (subject to qualifying period)

• 5 weeks' holiday + bank holidays

• 38-hour week: Mon-Thu 07:00-16:00 (or 08:00-17:00) with 30 mins lunch; Fri 08:00-12:00

The role
Reporting to the Director, you'll operate at the interface of sales, estimating and production engineering. You'll create accurate, competitive quotations, ensure manufacturability, and act as the technical/commercial link between customers, suppliers and internal production and quality teams.

Key responsibilities

Estimating & commercial

• Produce detailed cost estimates for CNC machined components/assemblies from RFQs, drawings and specifications

• Interpret complex drawings including GD&T, tolerances, surface finishes and material requirements

• Source competitive pricing for external/special processes (e.g. heat treatment, coating, NDT)

• Support pricing strategy to remain competitive while protecting margin

• Clarify technical and commercial requirements with customers during quotation

Sales & customer interface

• Act as technical point of contact for key aerospace and oil & gas customers

• Build relationships to support repeat business and new opportunities

• Attend customer meetings/technical reviews and support contract negotiations

• Identify value engineering and cost-reduction opportunities

Production & engineering support

• Ensure smooth handover into production with planning and quality teams

• Review manufacturability and advise best machining methods, tooling and processes

• Support process planning, fixture input and continuous improvement

• Help resolve production issues and non-conformances

Compliance & quality

• Work in line with AS9100, ISO 9001 and customer-specific requirements

• Understand traceability, material certification and regulatory obligations

What we're looking for

• 5-10+ years in precision engineering / subcontract machining

• Estimating and/or production engineering experience

• Strong CNC knowledge (turning, milling, multi-axis) and confident with GD&T

• ERP/MRP and estimating software experience

• Materials knowledge (e.g. Inconel, titanium, stainless steels, duplex) and special processes (NDT, coatings, heat treatment)

• Strong cost analysis, margin/overhead awareness, and customer-facing communication

Additional info
Permanent position. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK Manufacturing and aim to respond to all applications.