Application 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

Application Design and Technical Execution

• 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.