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Fluid Power Engineer

Succession Planning For Railroads Investing In The Next Generation LLC

Chesapeake, VA • $110,000 to $120,000 / yr • 9/15/2026

Job Description

Job Description
General Scope: Fluid Power Engineer to support Engineering group. Fluid power engineer applies fluid power theory andrelated knowledge to design, test and troubleshoot operational mobile hydraulic systems and applications.
Position Summary
  • Applies knowledge of engineering principles to design products used on maintenance of way equipment for therailroad industry.
  • Solid knowledge and understanding of fundamental and advanced Fluid power principles and ability to
    apply knowledge in the design of complex hydraulic/pneumatic circuits in an OEM environment.
  • Complete fluid power systems experience with all levels of hydraulic/pneumatic components from
    pumps, motors, valves to actuators.
  • Significant experience in mobile/construction equipment hydraulic/pneumatic system design, and
    development.
  • Study, research and analyze customer specifications, manuals and other data to assist in creating machine workorders.
  • Compiles and analyzes operational, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newlydesigned or modified equipment or product.
  • Plans, schedules and coordinates the preparation of hydraulic/pneumatic projects to meet deadlines.
  • Sizing and selecting hydraulic and pneumatic components and provide specifications to
Planning/Purchasingdepartment.
  • Uses EPLAN Fluid for the automated design and documentation of circuits in fluid power installations in
    hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling and lubrication complying with current standards such as ISO 1219.
  • Ability to systematically solve hydraulic/pneumatic related problems and perform root cause analysis.
  • Supervise the detailed design and drafting of the hydraulic/pneumatic components and installation drawingswith cad designers.
  • Keeps informed of new methods and practices in system designs and components.
  • Plans and develops experimental test programs.
  • Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
  • May require some traveling to customer job site to evaluate problems and report back to management withfindings.
  • Strong leadership and project management skills and self-starter.
  • Good organizational skills, and ability to independently manage multiple and conflicting priorities.
  • Ability to interact with various department and provide support to product line, purchasing,
    production, technical support and sales support.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Education:
  • As a minimum require a Bachelors Degree in an engineering field with at least 2-5 years of experience in the field ofmobile hydraulic design. Experience to consist of relevant product design or development of hydraulic components ormotion control systems.
  • Certified fluid power hydraulic specialist (CFHPS), NFPA (National Fluid Power Association) or other fluid powerorganizations certificate is preferred.
  • In addition to having the technical qualifications, a fluid power engineer must be a good team player with strongcommunication and problem-solving skills. The individual must be able to think practically and authoritatively, able toaccommodate the company's deadlines, budget, and other resources to make informed decisions for their projects.

    Knowledge: Incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:
  • Knowledge of Engineering.

    Skills: Incumbent must demonstrate or participate in internal/external training programs to obtain the following
    skills:

  • Knowledge of the current ISO andANSI (Y14) standards.
  • Working knowledge of the metricsystem and geometricdimensioning and tolerance.
  • Familiar with weldments, andmachining operation.
  • Ability to read, analyze, andinterpret common scientific andtechnical journals, financialreports, and legal documents.
  • Ability to respond to commoninquiries or complaints fromcustomers, regulatory agencies, ormembers of the businesscommunity.
  • Ability to write articles for publicationthat conform to prescribed style andformat.
  • EIT certification will be consideredas a PLUS.
  • Motivated and self-starter withthe ability to work underdeadlines.
  • Ability to apply mathematicalconcepts such as Calculus and modernAlgebra.
  • Ability to define problems, collectdata, establish facts, and drawvalid conclusions.
  • Ability to interpret an extensivevariety of technical instructions inmathematical or diagram form and
    deal with several abstract andconcrete variables.
  • AREMA, AAR, S.A.E. membershiphelpful but not required.
Working Conditions

The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed and which createhardship for the incumbent including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmentalconditions, demands on one’s senses and metal demands.

Physical Demands:
(The nature of physical effort leading to physical fatigue)
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

The employeeis occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly liftand/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheralvision, and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions:
(The nature of adverse environmental conditions affecting the incumbent)
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The
employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles.

Sensory Demands:
(The nature of demands on the incumbent’s senses)
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Mental Demands:
(Conditions that may lead to mental or emotional fatigue)
There are a number of deadlines associated with this position, which may cause stress. The incumbent must also dealwith a wide variety of people on various issues.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.