Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Naya is building an AI-powered platform that enhances product development workflows. They are seeking a Furniture Cost Estimation Consultant to validate and strengthen their AI-driven estimation engine by reviewing cost estimations and refining methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Validate
- Review and stress-test AI-generated cost estimations across materials, processes, tooling, labour, and overhead
- Refine
- Upgrade our estimation methodology with structured frameworks and industry best practices
- Document
- Help build skill-based documentation that defines what strong cost estimation should include - decision rules, logic breakdowns, benchmarks, and assumptions
- Strengthen trust
- Contribute to case studies, structured reviews, and credibility-building insights that increase confidence in AI-assisted costing
- You will work closely with product and leadership to ensure our estimation engine reflects real-world manufacturing logic, not just theoretical models
Skills
- 3 to 5+ years of relevant experience in either manufacturing cost estimation or product costing, specifically within the Furniture sector
- Deep expertise in BOM-based costing and production economics
- Strong understanding of materials, fabrication processes, tooling, supply chain dynamics, and value engineering
- Experience building structured costing templates or standardised estimation methodologies
- Ability to clearly articulate and document estimation reasoning
- Comfort reviewing CAD-driven or 3D-model-based inputs
Company Overview
Naya’s platform brings the entire physical product design journey into one digital studio, from prompt to product. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Allston, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://naya.studio/.