Applications Engineer - Mobile Hydraulics

Australia-Employment; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an Applications Engineer for Mobile Hydraulics in Schaumburg, IL. The role blends hydraulics knowledge with portfolio ownership and customer-facing strategy in an established fluid power systems business.

The position focuses on owning a mobile directional valve portfolio, coordinating with sales and engineering, and shaping product strategy to meet application needs in the mobile equipment market.

Qualifications

• Wanted: technically grounded background in hydraulics and mobile equipment.
• Ability to communicate credibly with customers and translate needs into product direction.
• Experience owning a product or portfolio with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own a mobile directional valve portfolio and lead commercial/strategic decisions.
• Speak with customers and guide internal teams on portfolio evolution and application strategy.

Skills

Hydraulic systems expertise

Customer-facing communication

Portfolio management

Job description

Applications Engineer - Mobile Hydraulics

$105000 - $130000 per year | Schaumburg, IL | On-site | Permanent

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

A bit about us:

Founded decades ago and operating globally, we are a manufacturer of advanced fluid power systems serving mobile and industrial equipment markets. Our teams support customers with engineered hydraulic solutions including manifolds, cartridge valves, filtration, and motion control technologies. We emphasize technical depth, collaboration between sales and engineering, and long-term customer partnerships built on practical system expertise.

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

Job Details

Role Overview

This role is built for a technically grounded Product Manager who understands hydraulic systems and can own a directional valve portfolio from a market, product, and customer strategy standpoint. The right person will be able to speak credibly with customers, guide internal teams on where the portfolio should go, and help position current and future product offerings against application needs in the mobile equipment space.

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.)

Role 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

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