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Take the lead on advanced hydraulic and electro-hydraulic systems while building and developing a high-performing team.
About the Position:
The Application Engineering Manager provides hands-on technical leadership and people management for a multidisciplinary application engineering team. This role leads customer-facing engineering efforts from concept through production while remaining actively involved in the technical execution of complex hydraulic, electro-hydraulic, and control system solutions.
Serving as both a working technical leader and a people manager, this position ensures customer requirements are clearly defined, technically sound, and translated into manufacturable, reliable solutions. The Application Engineering Manager works closely with customers, sales, design, controls, quality, and production teams to deliver systems that meet performance, reliability, and schedule expectations.
This role plays a key part in setting technical standards, strengthening engineering processes, and reinforcing the organization’s reputation as a trusted engineering partner.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership and Execution
Remain actively engaged in application engineering work, including system architecture, design reviews, troubleshooting, and validation
Serve as technical lead or co-owner on complex, high-risk, or high-visibility customer projects
Review and approve system concepts, component selections, schematics, drawings, and technical documentation
Support prototype and production system development, including test planning, execution, and results review
Provide hands-on technical guidance during problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization
Customer Engagement and Project Ownership
Act as a primary technical interface for key customers throughout requirements definition, solution development, and validation
Partner with sales and applications teams during customer meetings, proposals, and technical presentations
Ensure customer requirements are clearly documented and translated into robust engineering solutions
Lead technical escalation management for field issues and customer concerns
Support system commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting activities at customer sites as needed
People Leadership and Team Development
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of application engineers
Balance workloads to support project execution and individual development
Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and development planning
Set clear expectations for technical quality, documentation, and customer responsiveness
Support onboarding and training of new engineers
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Fluid Power, or a related discipline
7 or more years of experience in application engineering, hydraulic systems, or electro-hydraulic integration
Prior experience leading or mentoring engineers
Strong understanding of hydraulic systems, controls integration, and customer-specific applications
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering, Product Management, and Management
Industries
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing and Retail Appliances, Electrical, and Electronic Equipment
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