Applications Engineer - MOur Clientle Hydraulics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid day in Chicago-area team

Annual bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

LeoForce in Schaumburg, IL seeks an Applications Engineer/Product Manager focused on hydraulic directional valves. You will own the directional valve portfolio, act as the commercial and strategic leader, and connect product capability to customer demand and sales opportunities.

The role blends technical depth with market strategy, requiring credible customer interaction, cross-functional leadership, and travel (30-40%).

Qualifications

• Mid Level experience in product management for hydraulic systems.
• Ability to speak credibly with customers and guide internal teams.
• Experience connecting portfolio capability to customer demand and sales opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Own a mOur Clientle directional valve portfolio and act as commercial leader.
• Translate portfolio capabilities into customer demand and market strategy.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, and leadership to shape roadmap.

Skills

Product management

Customer communication

Strategic thinking

Job description

Applications Engineer - MOur Clientle Hydraulics

Job Description

Experience: Mid Level

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

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 mOur Clientle 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 mOur Clientle 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

A bit about us:

Founded decades ago and operating globally, we are a manufacturer of advanced fluid power systems serving mOur Clientle 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 mOur Clientle 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

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