Fluid Power Engineer

Fluid Power Engineer

General Scope:
Fluid Power Engineer to support Engineering group. Fluid power engineer applies fluid power theory and related knowledge to design, test and troubleshoot operational mobile hydraulic systems and applications.

Position Summary

• Applies knowledge of engineering principles to design products used on maintenance of way equipment for the railroad industry.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of fundamental and advanced Fluid power principles and ability to apply knowledge in the design of complex hydraulic/pneumatic circuits in an OEM environment.
• Complete fluid power systems experience with all levels of hydraulic/pneumatic components from pumps, motors, valves to actuators.
• Significant experience in mobile/construction equipment hydraulic/pneumatic system design, and development.
• Study, research and analyze customer specifications, manuals and other data to assist in creating machine work orders.
• Compiles and analyzes operational, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified equipment or product.
• Plans, schedules and coordinates the preparation of hydraulic/pneumatic projects to meet deadlines.
• Sizing and selecting hydraulic and pneumatic components and provide specifications to Planning/Purchasing department.
• Uses EPLAN Fluid for the automated design and documentation of circuits in fluid power installations in hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling and lubrication complying with current standards such as ISO 1219.
• Ability to systematically solve hydraulic/pneumatic related problems and perform root cause analysis.
• Supervise the detailed design and drafting of the hydraulic/pneumatic components and installation drawings with CAD designers.
• Keeps informed of new methods and practices in system designs and components.
• Plans and develops experimental test programs.
• Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
• May require some traveling to customer job site to evaluate problems and report back to management with findings.
• Strong leadership and project management skills and self-starter.
• Good organizational skills, and ability to independently manage multiple and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to interact with various department and provide support to product line, purchasing, production, technical support and sales support.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education:

• As a minimum require a Bachelors Degree in an engineering field with at least 2-5 years of experience in the field of mobile hydraulic design. Experience to consist of relevant product design or development of hydraulic components or motion control systems.
• Certified fluid power hydraulic specialist (CFHPS), NFPA (National Fluid Power Association) or other fluid power organizations certificate is preferred.
• In addition to having the technical qualifications, a fluid power engineer must be a good team player with strong communication and problem-solving skills. The individual must be able to think practically and authoritatively, able to accommodate the company's deadlines, budget, and other resources to make informed decisions for their projects. Knowledge:
  Incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:
• Knowledge of Engineering.
  
  Skills:
  
  Incumbent must demonstrate or participate in internal/external training programs to obtain the following skills:
• Knowledge of the current ISO and ANSI (Y14) standards.
• Working knowledge of the metric system and geometric dimensioning and tolerance.
• Familiar with weldments, and machining operation.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• EIT certification will be considered as a PLUS.
• Motivated and self-starter with the ability to work under deadlines.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as Calculus and modern Algebra.
• Ability to define problems, collect data,…