About Unigen
Unigen is a global technology company providing innovative electronics manufacturing and product solutions to customers across diverse industries. With decades of industry experience and operations in key global markets, we combine engineering expertise, advanced manufacturing capabilities, and responsive customer service to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions—from product development through production and fulfillment.
Location and Work Arrangement
This position is based in Newark, California and is onsite.
Benefits
Unigen offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan; paid time off; paid holidays; and professional development opportunities. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable plan terms.
Job Title: Senior Quoting Specialist
Location: Newark, CA
Department: Quotation
Job Overview:
The Senior Quoting Specialist is responsible for managing the end-to-end quotation process for PCBA, Box Build, and related manufacturing services. This role develops accurate, competitive, and profitable customer quotations by analyzing material, labor, overhead, logistics, tariffs, NRE, and margin requirements. The position works closely with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Sales, and suppliers to collect and validate technical and commercial data required to complete customer proposals. This position reports to the Commodity Manager and is located at Unigen Headquarters in Newark, CA.
Primary Responsibilities
1. Customer Quotation Development
- Own the complete quotation process from RFQ receipt through final customer proposal.
- Review customer RFQs, specifications, BOMs, Gerber files, drawings, and technical documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Analyze customer requirements, identify risks, assumptions, and missing information, and coordinate resolution with internal teams and customers
- Develop detailed cost models including:
- Raw materials and component costs
- Material overhead, attrition, and scrap
- Labor and manufacturing process costs
- Test, inspection, tooling, and NRE costs
- Freight, logistics, tariffs, and duties
- Inventory carrying costs and profit margin targets
- Roll up total product costs and prepare customer pricing recommendations.
- Prepare quote packages, profitability analyses, and management approval documents prior to customer submission.
2. Cross-Functional Coordination
- Collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Sales, and suppliers to gather technical, operational, and commercial inputs required for quotations.
- Obtain supplier pricing, lead times, MOQ requirements, and market intelligence.
- Validate manufacturing assumptions, labor estimates, test requirements, yields, and capacity constraints.
- Support customer quote reviews, negotiations, and pricing discussions with Sales and Program Management teams.
- Drive value engineering and cost-reduction opportunities during the quotation process.
3. Cost Analysis, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Maintain quotation databases, cost models, pricing history, and RFQ tracking systems.
- Monitor commodity pricing trends, supply chain risks, tariffs, and market conditions.
- Review and update labor, overhead, and costing assumptions to ensure quote accuracy and competitiveness.
- Generate quotation performance metrics, including win/loss analysis, quote cycle time, pipeline status, and management reports.
- Prioritize RFQs and ensure timely delivery of customer quotations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in EMS, electronics manufacturing, sourcing, procurement, commodity management, cost estimating, or quotation management.
- Strong knowledge of electronic components, PCB fabrication, PCBA, Box Build, and manufacturing processes.
- Proven experience developing customer quotations and cost models for electronics manufacturing programs.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Power Query, and financial modeling.
- Experience with ERP, PLM, and quotation management systems.
- Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience in EMS, electronics manufacturing, sourcing, procurement, commodity management, cost estimating, or quotation management
- Strong knowledge of electronic components, PCB fabrication, PCBA, Box Build, and manufacturing processes
- Experience developing customer quotations and cost models for electronics manufacturing programs
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Power Query, and financial modeling
- Experience with ERP, PLM, and quotation management systems
- Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
What We Do
From EMS to OEM and everything in between, Unigen has been a trusted technology partner to customers worldwide for over 30 years. Unigen is an established global leader in the design and manufacture of OEM products including SSDs, DRAM modules, NVDIMMs, Enterprise IO and AI solutions. Unigen also offers a full array of Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), including design, quick-turn prototyping, new product introduction, volume production, supply chain management, assembly & test, and aftermarket services. Headquartered in Newark, California, the company operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities (ISO-9001/14001/13485 and IATF 16949) in the heart of Silicon Valley as well as offshore in Vietnam and Malaysia. Unigen offers its products and services to customers worldwide targeting a broad range of end markets including automotive, computing and storage, embedded, medical, AI, robotics, clean energy, and IoT. Learn more about Unigen’s products and services at Unigen.com.
