Application Engineer, System Hydraulics

Summary

HYDAC is a family-owned company that designs and manufactures hydraulic products, components, and services. The Application Engineer, System Hydraulics supports customer applications, new designs, technical sales opportunities, and cross-functional execution for hydraulic solutions while coordinating with customers, sales, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage new application designs and customer-specific requirements
• Analyze and interpret customer technical requirements from inquiries, specifications, and application details
• Ensure solutions meet technical, quality, and manufacturability expectations
• Provide engineering analysis and technical recommendations for equipment applications and customer requirements
• Provide technical support for sales inquiries, customer questions, equipment applications, and hydraulic system requirements
• Develop effective working relationships with customers, distributors, regional sales managers, and internal stakeholders
• Support product line strategies and growth initiatives
• Technically evaluate vendor bids and support quotation activities for hydraulic products and customer applications
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Operations, and other departments to confirm quoted products are viable
• Assist in preparing technical reports, business correspondence, and application documentation as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Travel 30%–40% of the time, approximately one week per month

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required
• 1–2 years of related experience and/or training required
• Experience with hydraulics or pneumatics required
• Experience with database software, MRP systems
• Experience with schematic and modeling software, project management software, spreadsheets, and word processing software
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, design, and project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, written instructions, oral instructions, diagrams, and schedules
• Travel 30%–40% of the time, approximately one week per month
• Engineering degree preferred
• 5 years of industry experience preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required
• 1–2 years of related experience and/or training required
• Experience with hydraulics or pneumatics required
• Experience with database software, MRP systems
• Experience with schematic and modeling software, project management software, spreadsheets, and word processing software
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, design, and project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, written instructions, oral instructions, diagrams, and schedules
• Travel 30%–40% of the time, approximately one week per month

Nice to Haves

• engineering degree preferred
• 5 years of industry experience preferred

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid holidays
• PTO
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance