Product Engineer

Highlander Consultants; Florida; On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Highlander Consultants in Florida is seeking a Product Engineer to join on-site, full-time, focusing on hydraulic power units and custom programming logic. You will gain deep product expertise, document knowledge, and serve as the primary applications/technical support resource.

You’ll translate customer needs into new product opportunities while collaborating with the engineering team and assembly leads, including electromechanical and panel shop.

Qualifications

• Engineering background (mechanical/electrical). Degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Experience in hydraulics, electrical systems, or industrial applications engineering
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous customer needs into concrete specs
• Comfort moving between customers and skilled tradespeople on the manufacturing floor
• PLC/control systems experience is a strong plus
• UL 508a experience is desired

Responsibilities

• Deep technical immersion and outward-facing market work in the same week
• Absorb knowledge, document it, and become primary applications/technical support resource
• Translate customer needs into new product opportunities
• Build relationships with the engineering team and assembly leads
• Be comfortable taking notes, walking the floor, or presenting to customers

Skills

Hydraulics engineering

Electrical systems

Applications engineering

Documentation discipline

Customer communication

Product ownership

Directness

Education

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

PLC/Control systems

UL 508a

Job description

Forty years of technical knowledge lives in the head of one engineer. This role exists to capture it — and take it somewhere new.

16th October, 2026

Product Engineer| On-site | Full-time | $115K–$130K base + bonus
We build hydraulic power units for customers and we are expanding our team.
The Opportunity
You’ll work on custom programming logic, application configurations, and get deep product expertise in our Electrical Engineering Department. You’ll absorb that knowledge through structured, hands‑on transfer, document it, and become our primary applications/technical support resource. At the same time, you’ll translate customer needs into new product opportunities and act as a technically credible partner in new market development. There are 2 major parts of the role — deep technical immersion and outward‑facing market work, often in the same week. The right person finds both energizing. You’ll also build relationships with the engineering team and with the assembly leads, especially electromechanical and panel shop.

• Hydraulics/electrical/applications engineering depth — 5-10 years of experience
• Documentation discipline (knowledge not captured is knowledge lost)
• Patience and EQ with a skeptical, tenured team
• Strong customer-facing technical communication
• Product ownership — comfortable taking notes, walking the floor, or presenting to our customers
• Directness: willing to tell leadership when something won't work

16th October, 2026

Product Engineer| On-site | Full-time | $115K–$130K base + bonus
We build hydraulic power units for customers and we are expanding our team.
The Opportunity
You’ll work on custom programming logic, application configurations, and get deep product expertise in our Electrical Engineering Department. You’ll absorb that knowledge through structured, hands‑on transfer, document it, and become our primary applications/technical support resource. At the same time, you’ll translate customer needs into new product opportunities and act as a technically credible partner in new market development. There are 2 major parts of the role — deep technical immersion and outward‑facing market work, often in the same week. The right person finds both energizing. You’ll also build relationships with the engineering team and with the assembly leads, especially electromechanical and panel shop.

• Hydraulics/electrical/applications engineering depth — 5-10 years of experience
• Documentation discipline (knowledge not captured is knowledge lost)
• Patience and EQ with a skeptical, tenured team
• Strong customer-facing technical communication
• Product ownership — comfortable taking notes, walking the floor, or presenting to our customers
• Directness: willing to tell leadership when something won't work

Qualifications

• Engineering background (mechanical, electrical, or related). Degree preferred, but equivalent verifiable experience will be seriously considered. Someone coming from an electrical background (BSEE + experience) who has learned Mechanical and Hydraulic systems over time would be ideal.
• Prior hydraulics, electrical systems, or industrial applications engineering experience
• Track record translating ambiguous customer needs into concrete specs
• Comfortable moving between customers and skilled tradespeople, often in the same week... comfort working and interacting on the manufacturing floor.
• PLC/control systems experience is a strong plus
• UL 508a experience is desired