Applications Engineer, Sr.

Description

This role centres on hydraulic solutions for complex customer applications, acting as a senior technical adviser to customers, sales staff and internal teams.

You will be the subject matter expert for hydraulic products and systems, leading difficult projects and shaping engineering practice, while mentoring junior applications engineers on evaluation, design and support work.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to pin down application needs, operating conditions and performance targets.
• Assess system requirements and recommend hydraulic products that meet both technical and commercial goals.
• Design custom Hydraulic Integrated Circuits (HICs) and complete system solutions from customer specifications.
• Produce and read hydraulic schematics, layouts and technical documents.
• Take complex customer projects from concept through implementation and validation.
• Give hands-on troubleshooting and technical support to customers, distributors, field personnel and internal teams.
• Run tests, analyse performance data and write engineering reports with recommendations.
• Support product integration, validation and application testing.
• Work with Design Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing and Sales to resolve technical problems and improve performance.
• Explain technical concepts and solutions clearly to customers, sales managers and engineering teams.
• Find root causes of technical issues and propose corrective actions.
• Mentor, coach and train junior Applications Engineers and other technical staff.
• Join customer visits, field evaluations, trade shows and technical training as required.
• Track industry trends, competitor technology and emerging hydraulic applications.
• Help improve engineering standards, best practices and continuous improvement efforts.
• Take on other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, agricultural or mechatronics engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• At least 5 years of engineering experience in hydraulics, fluid power, mobile or industrial equipment, or similar technical work.
• Proven record of leading complex customer applications and giving technical direction to internal and external stakeholders.
• Solid grasp of hydraulic systems and symbols, with the ability to read and develop hydraulic schematics.
• Experience designing HICs and application-specific hydraulic solutions.
• Experience performing engineering analysis and reporting findings in technical reports and presentations.
• Track record of solving complex technical problems independently.
• Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to influence customers and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop less experienced engineers.
• Able to work independently while driving technical initiatives in a collaborative team.
• Core competencies sought: technical leadership, hydraulic systems expertise, customer focus, advanced problem solving, engineering analysis, project leadership, cross-functional collaboration, coaching and mentorship, relationship building and continuous improvement.
• Preferred: Master's degree in engineering or a related field.
• Preferred: Experience with mobile and/or industrial hydraulic systems.
• Preferred: Experience with electro-hydraulic controls, PLCs, sensors and automation technologies.
• Preferred: Experience supporting OEM customers and field applications.
• Preferred: Familiarity with data acquisition systems, test methodologies and root-cause analysis techniques.

Conditions

Only candidates with indefinite U.S. work authorization are considered, and sponsorship for work authorization is not available now or in the future.

No direct supervisory duties, though you may provide technical leadership, mentoring and project guidance to junior engineers and cross-functional team members.

Travel up to 50% domestically and internationally, as required.

Work spans office, laboratory, manufacturing and customer field settings.

Occasional exposure to moving mechanical equipment, temperature variation and moderate to loud noise during testing or customer support.

Sit, stand, walk and use hands to operate office and testing equipment.

Occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds without assistance.