Union Vehicle Integration Engineer Jobs in Carol Stream, IL

Description

HYDAC is a family-owned and operated business with a vibrant and rewarding working environment for our employees across the country. Our goal is to provide quality products, components and services that meet our customer expectations while being committed to the protection and preservation of our environment. HYDAC's passionate team designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of innovative and reliable solutions optimized any demand our customers require.

The Systems Integration Lead is part of the Advanced System Teams. The Advanced System Team's mission is to develop and implement innovative vehicle systems and advanced technology solutions that solves our customer greatest challenges by utilizing innovative and reliable HYDAC hydraulic, electronic, control and fluid conditioning solutions optimized for the mobile market.

The Systems Integration Lead will work closely with each of the Product Divisions and Sales teams to develop advanced controls and fluid power systems including equipment/vehicle automation and electrification. This position will work with customers to understand the customers' needs, capture the vehicle requirements and develop the system approach at the vehicle level. This position will work with a group of multi-disciplinary engineers in developing solutions including electronics, software, fluid power, etc. technologies.

You will make an impact in this role by:

• Work with the customers and sales group in determining and documenting the customer's needs and requirements.
• Develop and propose the fluid power and electronic controls approach to the vehicle system architecture.
• Develop and present system proposals.
• Perform vehicle system FMEA's.
• Assist customers with system functional safety analysis and drive system architecture and components
• requirements accordingly.
• Work with controls team to develop software requirements.
• Organize and perform the design, installation, debugging and validation of systems.
• Interface with Germany on key technologies and system approaches.
• Work on developing standard advanced systems and subsystems integrating our different product groups (i.e. - steer by wire solutions).
• Provide Voice of Customer (VoC) to our Product Divisions for new product development.
• Represent HYDAC with customers and accompany Sales Managers to customer locations selling our technology and advanced systems.
• Aid the Application Engineer-System in the sales organization on advanced technology and system solutions.
• Present TecDay modules to our customer base.

Key Skills and Attributes needed for this role:

• Highly motivated
• Technically competent in fluid power and electronic controls
• Vehicle design expertise
• System functional safety expertise
• Ability to develop value proposition for HYDAC and its products/solutions
• Ability to develop and foster customer relationships
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to develop cross-functional relationships
• Ability to lead system FMEA's and develop system, component, and software requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including writing business correspondence, reports and presentation skills
• Ability to lead a matrix team of engineers and technicians
• Strong project management skills
• Willingness to travel
• Ability to use the Internet, Project Management software, spreadsheets and word processing software

Requirements

To be considered for the Systems Integration Lead role, you must have the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (Master's degree is preferred)
• Electronics and fluid power knowledge
• Minimum of 5 year of experience developing electrohydraulic solutions for vehicle

HYDAC provides:

• Working in a true global organization
• Support in personal development
• Constant learning opportunities
• Working in friendly environment
• Supportive work life balance

Salary is commiserate with experience with base salary compensation between $130,000 to $145,000.

HYDAC offers employees a comprehensive medical/dental/vision plan, paid holidays, PTO, 401k with company matching, FSA account, short term disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.

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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.

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