TS/SCI Cost Estimator SME
Colorado Springs, COJobup to $200K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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The TS/SCI Cost Estimator SME develops lifecycle cost estimates and cost models for space and defense programs, conducts risk and affordability analyses, and reviews contractor proposals and estimates. The role supports acquisition milestones, source selections, negotiations, program reviews, and reporting, and prepares analyses and executive presentations. Candidates need extensive cost-estimating experience, including space or ground systems work, ACEIT experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance.
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Job Description
- Develop and maintain lifecycle cost estimates for space and defense programs
- Build cost models and CERs using historical and program data
- Conduct risk, uncertainty, and affordability analyses
- Review contractor BOEs, proposals, and cost estimates
- Support acquisition milestones, source selections, and contract negotiations
- Prepare cost reports, analyses, briefings, and executive presentations
- Support POM submissions, program reviews, and acquisition reporting
- Attend government and contractor meetings to support estimating activities
Salary Range: Up to 200k
Skills and Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (Engineering, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, OR, etc.)
- 15+ years of cost estimating experience supporting DoD, government, aerospace, aircraft, radar, information systems, or spacecraft programs
- 5+ years supporting space or ground systems related to space programs
- 5+ years of ACEIT experience
- 5+ years of Microsoft Office experience
- Experience with ICEs, ICAs, POEs, CERs, and lifecycle cost estimates
- Experience with ACEIT, SEER, and/or PRICE
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Strong knowledge of DoD cost estimating policies and acquisition processes
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 922 open Cost Estimator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingup to $200K/yr
- US median$89–159K/yr717 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 20 open Cost Estimator jobs in Colorado and 922 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Cost Estimator postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 872 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 446 of the 922 open Cost Estimator jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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