Application Engineer

Application Engineer / Sales Engineer

HYDAC is a family-owned business that offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment for employees nationwide. We are committed to delivering quality products, components, and services that meet customer expectations while protecting and preserving the environment. Our dedicated team designs and manufactures innovative, reliable solutions tailored to our customers' needs.

The Application Engineer / Sales Engineer is responsible for supporting customer applications, new design requirements, technical sales opportunities, and cross-functional product execution for hydraulic solutions. This role serves as a technical liaison between customers, sales, product management, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations to ensure proposed solutions are technically sound, commercially viable, and aligned with customer requirements.

Key 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.

Sales, Customer, and Product Support

• 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.

Quoting, Vendor, and Cross-Functional Coordination

• 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.

Additional Expectations

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Travel 30%–40% of the time, approximately one week per month.
• Work onsite in Schaumburg, IL.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required; engineering degree preferred.
• 1–2 years of related experience and/or training required; 5 years of industry experience preferred.
• 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.

Salary is commensurate with experience, with a range of $95,000–$115,000. HYDAC offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid holidays; PTO; 401(k) with company match; FSA; short-term disability; life insurance; and pet insurance.

HYDAC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.