Posted 2 months ago
Manufacturing Quote Estimator
@ Forge Automation (YC W25)
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Forge Automation (YC W25) is hiring a Manufacturing Estimator to own its quoting process: deciding which jobs to take, how to manufacture them, and customer communication. The role is full-time at $55,000–$70,000 CAD, depending on experience. Previous estimating experience is not required, but a machining or manufacturing background is expected.
Responsibilities:
- Review incoming RFQs and decide which to accept
- Read engineering drawings to extract quoting data
- Determine manufacturing setups and orientations
- Identify DFM issues and communicate them to customers
- Produce accurate quotes quickly
Requirements summary:
- Strong understanding of machining or manufacturing
- Ability to read engineering drawings
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Patient and methodical with technical problems
- Comfortable making independent decisions
Tools & skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-11
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Forge Automation (YC W25)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
Forge builds automated CNC factories that enable mechanical engineers to go from CAD to physical part 2x faster than anyone else. We've been running factories for 2 years and have shipped thousands of parts to engineers across North America, including some of the biggest tech companies in the world.
About the Role:We're looking for a Manufacturing Estimator to own our quoting process.
You'll be responsible for deciding which jobs we should take, figuring out how we should manufacture them, and communicating with customers throughout the quoting and production process.
This is a technical role, but you don't need years of estimating experience. We're looking for someone with a good understanding of manufacturing who is detail-oriented, patient, and a strong communicator.
You'll be responsible for:
- Reviewing incoming RFQs and deciding whether we should take them
- Reading engineering drawings and extracting the information needed to quote and manufacture a part
- Determining how we should manufacture each part, including setups and orientations
- Identifying DFM issues and communicating them to customers
- Owning customer communication related to RFQs and existing orders
- Producing accurate quotes quickly
- Having full authority to decline jobs that don't make sense for Forge
- Improving our quoting process and building better systems around it
- Learning other parts of the shop when quoting volume is low, potentially including CAM and CNC Machining
You'll work closely with our machinists, engineers, and operations team and will have a direct impact on what work enters the shop and how profitably we manufacture it.
What we want to see- Strong understanding of machining or manufacturing
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
- Very detail-oriented and organized
- Patient and methodical when working through technical problems
- Comfortable making decisions independently
- Naturally curious and interested in how things are made
- Ability to identify problems and improve processes without being told exactly what to do
Previous estimating experience is not required. Experience in CNC machining, CNC programming, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or a similar field is a plus.
CAD/CAM experience is also a plus, but not required.
Compensation$55,000–$70,000 CAD, depending on experience.
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