{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"7c8ee6433cfe2c1fcc7ba3d9","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7c8ee6433cfe2c1fcc7ba3d9","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7c8ee6433cfe2c1fcc7ba3d9","title":"Hydraulics Engineer","description":"Position Overview\n\nThe Hydraulics Engineer is responsible for the design, maintenance, troubleshooting, optimization, and reliability of industrial hydraulic systems supporting heavy manufacturing equipment.\n\nThis position will work closely with Maintenance, Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, increase system reliability, and support production requirements.\n\nThe ideal candidate has hands-on experience with industrial hydraulic systems, large presses, heavy machinery, pumps, cylinders, accumulators, servo and proportional valves, filtration systems, and hydraulic controls. This role will also support equipment upgrades, rebuilds, installations, commissioning, and capital improvement projects.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, develop, modify, and optimize hydraulic systems used in heavy industrial manufacturing equipment.\nSupport hydraulic systems associated with forging presses, stamping presses, manipulators, material handling equipment, heat treatment equipment, and other large-scale machinery.\nPerform hydraulic system sizing, analysis, and performance evaluations.\nEvaluate and specify pumps, cylinders, accumulators, valves, reservoirs, filtration systems, pressure-control devices, and fluid distribution systems.\nAnalyze system pressure, flow, temperature, contamination levels, energy consumption, and equipment cycle times.\nDevelop and maintain hydraulic schematics, P&IDs, engineering drawings, equipment specifications, and technical documentation.\nLead troubleshooting efforts involving hydraulic equipment failures and recurring equipment issues.\nPerform root cause analysis and develop corrective and preventive actions to improve equipment reliability.\nPartner with Maintenance teams to troubleshoot hydraulic, mechanical, and controls-related equipment problems.\nSupport preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.\nIdentify opportunities to improve equipment uptime and reduce unplanned downtime.\nEvaluate hydraulic circuits and recommend improvements to system design, controls, filtration, component selection, and overall performance.\nSupport hydraulic system upgrades, retrofits, rebuilds, and modernization projects.\nManage engineering projects from initial concept and equipment specification through installation, commissioning, startup, and final implementation.\nSupport installation and commissioning of new production equipment and hydraulic systems.\nWork with Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to improve equipment performance, productivity, process consistency, and safety.\nConduct equipment failure investigations and reliability assessments using Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, and other engineering methodologies.\nDevelop equipment standards, maintenance procedures, operating instructions, troubleshooting guides, and technical training materials.\nWork with suppliers, contractors, OEMs, and equipment manufacturers to specify and procure hydraulic components and systems.\nProvide technical guidance to Maintenance personnel and other engineering team members regarding hydraulic systems.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, equipment reliability, productivity, delivery, and cost reduction.\nEnsure hydraulic equipment and engineering projects comply with applicable safety and environmental requirements.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.\n3+ years of experience working within forging, metals manufacturing, steel processing, foundry, heavy industrial, or a similar manufacturing environment.\n3+ years of experience designing, maintaining, troubleshooting, or optimizing industrial hydraulic systems.\nStrong understanding of hydraulic system design principles, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and mechanical systems.\nHands-on knowledge of hydraulic components including:\nPumps\nHydraulic cylinders\nServo valves\nProportional valves\nAccumulators\nReservoirs\nFiltration systems\nPressure-control devices\nExperience supporting industrial equipment such as forging presses, stamping presses, steel-processing equipment, heavy machinery, or other large manufacturing systems.\nAbility to read and interpret hydraulic schematics, P&IDs, engineering drawings, and technical specifications.\nKnowledge of PLC-controlled hydraulic systems and industrial automation.\nExperience troubleshooting hydraulic system failures and identifying root causes.\nKnowledge of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and equipment reliability methodologies.\nStrong analytical and mechanical troubleshooting abilities.\nStrong project management and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to provide hands-on engineering support within an active manufacturing environment.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.\nExperience with large hydraulic press systems ranging from approximately 500 to 10,000+ tons.\nExperience with forging presses and heavy metal-forming equipment.\nExperience with servo-hydraulic systems.\nKnowledge of closed-loop hydraulic controls and motion-control applications.\nExperience with PLC-controlled hydraulic equipment.\nExperience with reliability engineering and predictive maintenance programs.\nExperience with vibration analysis and condition monitoring.\nKnowledge of hydraulic oil analysis and contamination-control programs.\nExperience leading equipment upgrades, 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This role will also support equipment upgrades, rebuilds, installations, commissioning, and capital improvement projects.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, develop, modify, and optimize hydraulic systems used in heavy industrial manufacturing equipment.\nSupport hydraulic systems associated with forging presses, stamping presses, manipulators, material handling equipment, heat treatment equipment, and other large-scale machinery.\nPerform hydraulic system sizing, analysis, and performance evaluations.\nEvaluate and specify pumps, cylinders, accumulators, valves, reservoirs, filtration systems, pressure-control devices, and fluid distribution systems.\nAnalyze system pressure, flow, temperature, contamination levels, energy consumption, and equipment cycle times.\nDevelop and maintain hydraulic schematics, P&IDs, engineering drawings, equipment specifications, and technical documentation.\nLead troubleshooting efforts involving hydraulic equipment failures and recurring equipment 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safety.\nConduct equipment failure investigations and reliability assessments using Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, and other engineering methodologies.\nDevelop equipment standards, maintenance procedures, operating instructions, troubleshooting guides, and technical training materials.\nWork with suppliers, contractors, OEMs, and equipment manufacturers to specify and procure hydraulic components and systems.\nProvide technical guidance to Maintenance personnel and other engineering team members regarding hydraulic systems.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, equipment reliability, productivity, delivery, and cost reduction.\nEnsure hydraulic equipment and engineering projects comply with applicable safety and environmental requirements.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.\n3+ years of experience working within forging, metals manufacturing, steel processing, 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reliability methodologies.\nStrong analytical and mechanical troubleshooting abilities.\nStrong project management and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to provide hands-on engineering support within an active manufacturing environment.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.\nExperience with large hydraulic press systems ranging from approximately 500 to 10,000+ tons.\nExperience with forging presses and heavy metal-forming equipment.\nExperience with servo-hydraulic systems.\nKnowledge of closed-loop hydraulic controls and motion-control applications.\nExperience with PLC-controlled hydraulic equipment.\nExperience with reliability engineering and predictive maintenance programs.\nExperience with vibration analysis and condition monitoring.\nKnowledge of hydraulic oil analysis and contamination-control programs.\nExperience leading equipment upgrades, 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