Customer-Facing Hydraulics Applications Engineer

Highlander Consultants; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Highlander Consultants in Jacksonville, FL seeks a seasoned engineer to join the Electrical Engineering Department. You will work on hydraulic power unit applications, translate customer needs into product opportunities, document processes, and act as the main applications/technical support resource.

This role blends deep technical immersion with outward-facing market work, collaborating with assembly leads and engineers on the floor.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of hydraulics/electrical/applications engineering experience.
• Strong documentation discipline and knowledge capture.
• Patience and EQ with a tenured team.
• Excellent customer-facing technical communication.
• Product ownership—note taking, floor presence, customer demos.
• Directness: willing to push back when something won’t work.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous customer needs into concrete specs.
• Balance deep technical immersion with outward-facing market work.
• Collaborate with engineering and assembly leads on floor.

Skills

Hydraulics depth

Electrical depth

Documentation discipline

Customer-facing communication

Product ownership

Directness

PLC/Control systems

Education

Engineering degree preferred

Equivalent verifiable experience

Tools

PLC/Control systems

Job description

Highlander Consultants in Jacksonville, FL seeks a seasoned engineer to join the Electrical Engineering Department. You will work on hydraulic power unit applications, translate customer needs into product opportunities, document processes, and act as the main applications/technical support resource.

This role blends deep technical immersion with outward-facing market work, collaborating with assembly leads and engineers on the floor.