Skip to main content
collage of photos featuring a rocket, a plane, and a submarine

Bring your ideas
to life

Search

Find U.S. Contract Jobs

Senior Estimator

Los Angeles, California; El Segundo, California Job ID 00000440945 Category Security Clearance Post Date Dec. 22, 2024
Apply Now

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing’s Finance Shared Services (FSS) Estimating Center of Expertise (COE) organization is seeking a Senior Estimator to support the Government Estimating and Pricing for Space Mission Systems team located El Segundo, CA.

This position will support U.S. Government type contracts and proposal activities supporting Government Satellites Systems.

The candidate will be responsible for leading a variety of estimating tasks, including labor estimates, priced bill of materials, and cost volume preparation, proposal development, fact-finding, and negotiation. The candidate will be a part of a unique cross-functional team working with Contracts, Estimating, Supplier Management, Business Development, and Program Management to evaluate customer requests for proposals and statements of work, and maintain communications with internal and external partners to ensure cost proposals are accurate, complete and of the highest quality.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Leads development of complex estimates and prices from complex technical requirements through the design, build and support stages of the program
  • Leads development and application of pricing strategies using innovative computational techniques
  • Leads business proposals, evaluates and makes recommendations based on complex requests for proposal and substantiates estimates and pricing
  • Builds and develops complex pricing models
  • Leads and performs complex analyses and provides recommendations in support of pricing and estimating (risk, financial, driven, etc.)
  • Resolves database requirements and identifies new data sources
  • Leads the development/application/maintenance of outstanding and non-unique rates and factors for estimating
  • Leads compliance activities, policy and procedure development, deployment of new systems/tools, training development/delivery and internal audits
  • Develops estimates from historical data, parametric analysis, technical requirements and diverse sources of data
  • Prepares complex Priced Bill of Material estimate and Prime Termination Proposals
  • Performs risk and opportunity analysis

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options.  This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in at least one of the following fields: Business, Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics
  • 5+ years of experience performing cost estimating/pricing function
  • Experience in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Project

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience working in multifaceted and diverse teams across multiple functions
  • Experience leading projects with little direct supervision and drive project to completion
  • Experience with critical thinking, problem solving, negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience working under tight deadlines with competing priorities
  • Understanding of proposal process and experience using data analysis to drive decision making
  • Knowledge of United States Government (USG) Cost Accounting Standards and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

Typical Education & Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 10 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+8 years' related work experience, 14 years' related work experience, etc.).

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Work Shift:

This position will be for first shift.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

Summary pay range: $113,900 - $154,100

Applications for this position will be accepted through January 8th 2024.


Export Control Requirements: Not an export control position

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Shows the full job description for sighted users
Apply Now

Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Generous company match to your 401(k).
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
  • Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
Explore more benefits

These programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other conditions, which may differ for employees of certain subsidiaries or business units, or union-represented employees depending on bargaining agreement terms. If this information conflicts with the program documents, the latter shall control. This material is informational only.

Jobs for You:

No recently viewed jobs.

View all of our available opportunities

No saved jobs.

View all of our available opportunities

Connect with us

Sign up for Job Alerts

Be the first to know when new jobs are posted.

Sign up for Job Alerts

Join our Talent Community

Get updates about Boeing job opportunities, events and career information.

Sign up for our Talent Community

Veteran Talent Community

Transition to a career in engineering, product support, IT, manufacturing or other areas.

Sign up for our Veteran Talent Community