Hands-on Director of Hydraulic Engineering & R&D

Shur-Co; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Heavy Motions Inc., a Shurco brand, is seeking a Director of Engineering for Heavy Motions to lead the engineering and R&D function. You will own core product development work, including CAD modeling, hydraulic circuit design, and engineering documentation, while shaping the team and processes.

You will drive design validation, product launches, and continuous improvement across PTOs, pumps, cylinders, valves, manifolds, and motors, reporting to Shurco's VP of Engineering.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field is required.
• 10+ years in engineering with emphasis on hydraulic systems or mobile hydraulics.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with pumps, PTOs, cylinders, valves, manifolds, or motors.
• Proven leadership of engineering projects from concept through production release.
• Strong knowledge of hydraulic circuit design, pressure compensation, load holding, flow control, and system optimization.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on hydraulic circuit design, CAD modeling, and testing as a technical contributor.
• Lead design, validation, launch, and continuous improvement of hydraulic products.
• Translate customer and market needs into manufacturable product solutions using CAD/FEA tools.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, drawings, BOMs, and standards.
• Own test plans, validation, durability testing, and benchmarking; drive root-cause analysis.

Skills

Hydraulic systems

Team leadership

SolidWorks

GD&T

Mechanical design

Project management

Root cause analysis

Testing

CAD modeling

Engineering documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Amesim

Kisssoft

ANSYS

CSWP

Job description

Heavy Motions Inc., a Shurco brand, is seeking a Director of Engineering for Heavy Motions to lead the engineering and R&D function. You will own core product development work, including CAD modeling, hydraulic circuit design, and engineering documentation, while shaping the team and processes.

You will drive design validation, product launches, and continuous improvement across PTOs, pumps, cylinders, valves, manifolds, and motors, reporting to Shurco's VP of Engineering.