Elgin | United States
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The Application Engineer is responsible for developping hydraulic control systems across a diverse range of products and applications.

You will

  • Develop creative solutions to help further grow Bucher sales, including hydraulic system layouts, valve configurations, cost-effective design alternatives, and troubleshooting support.
  • Work closely with all Bucher personnel and facilities to coordinate projects and new opportunities to gain new business, ensuring manufacturability, appropriate lead times, and alignment with customer performance requirements.
  • Work closely with the Regional Sales Managers to meet customer and project needs, with a heavier focus on supporting Regional Sales in the Western USA.
  • Consider competitive/market price, potential volume, cost to manufacture, and manufacturability while collaborating with internal cost estimating and inside sales teams to support accurate quoting.
  • Provide presentation materials that explain the Bucher products and/or services to the OEM and Distributor customers, including schematics, system sizing explanations, and technical justification for product selection.
  • Take ownership of projects for customers from concept/RFQ stages through prototype, validation, and production launch.
  • Work with design engineering teams to further develop new products, providing field feedback, application insights, and test results to guide product improvements.
  • Support customers on site during start-ups and/or performance issues and document findings for internal follow-up and continuous improvement.
  • Integrate Bucher manufactured products into different hydraulic systems such as open-loop, closed-loop, mobile, industrial, proportional, and load-sensing systems.
  • Accompany sales team members on sales calls for technical assistance when needed, especially within Western USA OEMs and distributor partners.
  • Some international travel to relevant Bucher facilities as well as domestic travel across the Western United States (~50%).
  • Update customer/project details in the CRM system.

Your Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering or certified fluid specialist certification is highly preferred
  • 5+ years’ experience in fluid power
  • Innovative thinker
  • Appropriate technical/mechanical aptitude (Hands-On)
  • An outstanding work ethic; self-starter
  • Ability to adapt to constantly changing project parameters
  • Must be innovative, creative and aggressive!
  • Ability to travel up to 50%
  • CAD Experience (Creo, SolidWorks, etc.), sufficient for reviewing models, evaluating space claims, and supporting system integration.
  • Strong ability to read hydraulic schematics and interpret system documentation.
  • Experience working directly with OEM, distributor, or integrator customers.
  • Familiarity with ERP and CRM tools

We offer you

  • Annual PTO
  • Paid Holidays
  • Full Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, accident, HSA, and FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401k with Company Match
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Opportunities for further development and training

Are you interested?

Please contact Catherine Weinzierl for more information about the position. We look forward to receiving your application and resume.

hrusa@bucherhydraulics.com

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Bucher Hydraulics, Inc.
2545 Northwest Parkway
Elgin, IL 60124, USA 
T +1 847-429-0700