Jobs at HYDAC

Provides technical product support, application guidance, product selection, configuration, pricing, availability, quotations, and delivery updates for distributors, OEMs, customers, and sales teams. Crosses competitive products to HYDAC alternatives, resolves technical questions with product divisions, supports customer relationships and sales efforts, monitors leads, and may visit customers for training or technical assistance. This is an onsite role in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with travel as needed.

Lead and support development, rollout, and maintenance of the Information Security Management System (ISMS). Create policies, perform threat/risk analyses, execute internal audits (TISAX, ISO27001, NIST/CMMC), coordinate auditors, support incident response and business continuity, maintain KPIs and training, and provide information security subject-matter expertise across the enterprise.

Sources production materials, places purchase orders, develops and manages suppliers, controls purchasing costs, and supports production schedules. The role maintains supplier relationships, drives cost-reduction initiatives, monitors inventory turns and delivery performance, prepares supplier scorecards, resolves internal and external issues, and travels to supplier locations. Candidates need manufacturing procurement experience, strategic sourcing and negotiation skills, technical drawing comprehension, business analysis abilities, and familiarity with manufacturing processes and procurement software.

Senior Production Planner develops and maintains production schedules based on customer forecasts, sales orders, inventory, materials, equipment, and staffing. The role coordinates sales, logistics, manufacturing, purchasing, shipping, and customer service teams; manages schedule changes and delivery requirements; leads planning meetings; and supervises, recruits, and develops Production Planner/Schedulers. Strong supply chain knowledge, analytical ability, communication, organization, and MRP system proficiency are required.

Leads the Hydraulic Division application engineering team, overseeing technical approvals, system sizing, calculations, product selection, design reviews, and issue resolution. Coaches and develops engineers, establishes engineering standards, and coordinates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales, Materials, Operations, and Purchasing. Serves as the senior technical customer contact, supporting pre-sales, technical negotiations, training, customer visits, and business growth. Requires deep hydraulic systems expertise, leadership experience, and 30–50% travel.

Leads the product management team and product-line growth strategy, including sales, profitability, budgets, P&L, market targeting, distributor relationships, pricing, product launches, and customer-focused sales initiatives. Oversees product development from concept through production, manages internal resources and processes, supervises 2–4 employees, and supports technical specifications, testing, reporting, and customer presentations. Requires 40% travel and strong fluid power, sales, leadership, and business skills.

Manage accounts payable processes, including monitoring vendor aging, processing payments, resolving invoice blocks and vendor disputes, maintaining records, supporting audits, and coordinating with internal stakeholders, vendors, receiving teams, and buyers. The role also provides vendor customer service and assists with ad hoc projects.

The Product Manager will manage hydraulics and fluid power products, supporting application engineering and field sales. Responsibilities include quotations, pricing strategies, product literature, product presentations, training distributors and sales teams, recommending new products, monitoring inventory, and building customer relationships. The role requires technical product expertise, strong communication and customer service skills, and 30–40% travel.

Develop and execute product and solution strategies for electronic sensors serving mobile and industrial machinery markets. Responsibilities include technical sales, product selection, proposals, pricing, customer and account development, marketing content, trade shows, product literature, inventory recommendations, and voice-of-customer input for product development. The role also supports sales and application engineering teams, manages customer-related projects, and requires up to 40% domestic and international travel.

The Supplier Quality Engineer evaluates and audits suppliers, approves PPAPs, assesses quality management systems and APQP tools, and resolves supplier nonconformances. The role drives 8D corrective actions, continuous improvement, SPC evaluation, supplier scorecard performance, and quality initiatives in collaboration with purchasing, engineering, product management, customers, and suppliers. Travel, including international travel, may reach 40%.

Manages the sectional valves product line, including strategy, growth planning, product development, sales and application support, pricing, quotations, inventory coordination, documentation, training, and promotional materials. The role collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, sales, purchasing, and quality teams while supporting customers and distributors. Requires onsite work in Schaumburg, Illinois, with travel of 30%–40%.

Supports customer applications, hydraulic system requirements, technical sales opportunities, and customer-specific designs. Analyzes technical specifications, recommends viable solutions, evaluates vendor bids, supports quoting, and coordinates with sales, product management, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations. Provides technical customer support, prepares application documentation, and contributes to product growth initiatives. The role is onsite in Schaumburg, Illinois, with travel of approximately 30%–40%.

Manage the manifolds and subsystems product line to achieve sales and profit goals. Responsibilities include product strategy, growth planning, market analysis, product development, pricing, quotations, inventory coordination, customer and application support, sales training, product documentation, and promotional materials. The role coordinates with engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, sales, and customers to deliver competitive solutions and improve product-line performance. Travel of 30%–40% and onsite work in Schaumburg, Illinois are required.

Supports assigned product lines through technical assistance, customer and sales support, quotations, training, documentation, reporting, and product analysis. The role coordinates with distributors, regional sales managers, German product teams, engineering, purchasing, and production. It also contributes to product development, stocking coordination, continual improvement, and assigned projects while serving as a liaison between customers, sales, and manufacturing. The position is onsite in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Support and optimize production assembly and test methods; develop tooling drawings, floor layouts and manufacturing cells; establish acceptance criteria via preproduction runs; assist vendor selection and quality in work instructions and procedures; provide technical support, blueprint interpretation, and apply APQP and GD&T principles to improve manufacturability and cost targets.

Design, commission, and optimize CNC manufacturing and assembly processes for new product introductions. Support shop floor, develop tooling and layouts, establish acceptance criteria through preproduction, collaborate with vendors and quality, and drive cost and productivity improvements.

Manage day-to-day U.S. import compliance for fluid power components: review entries, ISFs, and post-entry corrections; maintain HTS classifications and country-of-origin determinations; calculate duties and landed costs; support CBP audits and recordkeeping; coordinate with brokers, purchasing, logistics, and suppliers; monitor regulatory changes and develop audit-ready compliance procedures.

Plan and publish organic social content, produce and edit short-form video, manage community engagement, update website CMS, support paid media and CRM-driven outreach, and analyze performance to recommend optimizations.

Provide technical product support, recommend HYDAC product replacements, assist customers with selection/configuration, prepare quotes, communicate pricing and delivery, coordinate with product divisions, customer service, and sales, and support targeted sales/marketing outreach.

Lead development and integration of vehicle-level electrohydraulic and electronic control systems. Capture customer requirements, propose system architectures, perform system FMEAs and functional safety analysis, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to design, install, debug, and validate advanced vehicle systems, and support sales and product divisions with technical proposals and VoC.