Applications Engineer - Mobile Hydraulics

Jobot; Schaumburg (IL); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in the Chicago area is seeking a Product Manager to own the mobile directional valve portfolio, guiding commercial strategy and roadmap in a high-impact role based in Schaumburg, IL. This is a mostly onsite role with one hybrid day per week, supporting hydraulic systems customers and sales teams.

You will connect product capabilities to customer demand, lead market engagement, and influence portfolio direction with cross-functional teams; prior hydraulics or fluid power experience is

Qualifications

• Own a mobile directional valve portfolio and manage its commercial direction.
• Translate portfolio capabilities into customer demand and sales opportunities.
• Collaborate across sales, applications, and leadership to shape strategy.

Responsibilities

• Own a mobile directional valve portfolio
• Act as the commercial and strategic leader for that product family
• Understand portfolio capabilities and future evolution
• Connect product capability to customer demand, sales opportunities, and application strategy

Skills

Hydraulics

Product portfolio management

Commercial strategy

Customer interaction

Strategic leadership

Job description

Salary: $105,000 - $130,000 per year

About the role

Step into a Chicago-area Sales Engineering role where you can blend hydraulics knowledge, portfolio ownership, and customer-facing strategy inside an established advanced fluid power systems business.

Location: Schaumburg, IL 60173

Schedule: Primarily onsite, typically 4 days in office with 1 hybrid day

Travel: Moderate travel (30-40% weekday travel max for customer visits, sales support, and market engagement. This would be equivalent to up to 2 weeks per month of M-W or M-Th travel, however there will also be times where you won't travel for back to back months, etc.)

Job Summary

This Product Manager will own a mobile directional valve portfolio and act as the commercial and strategic leader for that product family. The position requires someone who can understand what the portfolio can do today, where it needs to evolve, and how to connect product capability to customer demand, sales opportunities, and application strategy. This is not a first-step product manager opening.

Responsibilities

• Own a mobile directional valve portfolio
• Act as the commercial and strategic leader for that product family
• Understand portfolio capabilities and future evolution
• Connect product capability to customer demand, sales opportunities, and application strategy

Why join us?

• High-visibility role tied directly to a core mobile hydraulics product family
• Strong blend of technical product work and commercial strategy
• Direct interaction with sales, applications engineering, leadership, and customers
• Opportunity to influence roadmap, portfolio direction, and market growth
• Chicago-area team presence with one hybrid day built in
• Base salary target around $105k-$125k with annual bonus and benefits

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.