Fluid Power Engineer

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      "text": "Position Summary",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>Applies knowledge of engineering principles to design products used on maintenance of way equipment for the&nbsp;railroad industry.</li>\n<li>Solid knowledge and understanding of fundamental and advanced Fluid power principles and ability to<br>apply knowledge in the design of complex hydraulic/pneumatic circuits in an OEM environment.</li>\n<li>Complete fluid power systems experience with all levels of hydraulic/pneumatic components from<br>pumps, motors, valves to actuators.</li>\n<li>Significant experience in mobile/construction equipment hydraulic/pneumatic system design, and<br>development.</li>\n<li>Study, research and analyze customer specifications, manuals and other data to assist in creating machine work&nbsp;orders.</li>\n<li>Compiles and analyzes operational, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newly&nbsp;designed or modified equipment or product.</li>\n<li>Plans, schedules and coordinates the preparation of hydraulic/pneumatic projects to meet deadlines.</li>\n<li>Sizing and selecting hydraulic and pneumatic components and provide specifications to</li>\n\n<div>Planning/Purchasing&nbsp;department.</div>\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\n\n<li>Uses EPLAN Fluid for the automated design and documentation of circuits in fluid power installations in<br>hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling and lubrication complying with current standards such as ISO 1219.</li>\n<li>Ability to systematically solve hydraulic/pneumatic related problems and perform root cause analysis.</li>\n<li>Supervise the detailed design and drafting of the hydraulic/pneumatic components and installation drawings&nbsp;with cad designers.</li>\n<li>Keeps informed of new methods and practices in system designs and components.</li>\n<li>Plans and develops experimental test programs.</li>\n<li>Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.</li>\n<li>May require some traveling to customer job site to evaluate problems and report back to management with&nbsp;findings.</li>\n<li>Strong leadership and project management skills and self-starter.</li>\n<li>Good organizational skills, and ability to independently manage multiple and conflicting priorities.</li>\n<li>Ability to interact with various department and provide support to product line, purchasing,<br>production, technical support and sales support.</li>\n\n<div>Supervisory Responsibilities:<br>None.</div>\n</div>"
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      "text": "Knowledge, Skills & Abilities",
      "content": "<div>Education:</div>\n\n<li>As a minimum require a Bachelors Degree in an engineering field with at least 2-5 years of experience in the field of&nbsp;mobile hydraulic design. Experience to consist of relevant product design or development of hydraulic components or&nbsp;motion control systems.</li>\n<li>Certified fluid power hydraulic specialist (CFHPS), NFPA (National Fluid Power Association) or other fluid power&nbsp;organizations certificate is preferred.</li>\n<li>In addition to having the technical qualifications, a fluid power engineer must be a good team player with strong&nbsp;communication and problem-solving skills. The individual must be able to think practically and authoritatively, able to&nbsp;accommodate the company's deadlines, budget, and other resources to make informed decisions for their projects.<br><br>Knowledge: Incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:</li>\n<li>Knowledge of Engineering.<br><br>Skills: Incumbent must demonstrate or participate in internal/external training programs to obtain the following<br>skills:<br><br></li>\n<li>Knowledge of the current ISO and&nbsp;ANSI (Y14) standards.</li>\n<li>Working knowledge of the metric&nbsp;system and geometric&nbsp;dimensioning and tolerance.</li>\n<li>Familiar with weldments, and&nbsp;machining operation.</li>\n<li>Ability to read, analyze, and&nbsp;interpret common scientific and&nbsp;technical journals, financial&nbsp;reports, and legal documents.</li>\n<li>Ability to respond to common&nbsp;inquiries or complaints from&nbsp;customers, regulatory agencies, or&nbsp;members of the business&nbsp;community.</li>\n<li>Ability to write articles for publication&nbsp;that conform to prescribed style and&nbsp;format.</li>\n<li>EIT certification will be considered&nbsp;as a PLUS.</li>\n<li>Motivated and self-starter with&nbsp;the ability to work under&nbsp;deadlines.</li>\n<li>Ability to apply mathematical&nbsp;concepts such as Calculus and modern&nbsp;Algebra.</li>\n<li>Ability to define problems, collect&nbsp;data, establish facts, and draw&nbsp;valid conclusions.</li>\n<li>Ability to interpret an extensive&nbsp;variety of technical instructions in&nbsp;mathematical or diagram form and<br>deal with several abstract and&nbsp;concrete variables.</li>\n<li>AREMA, AAR, S.A.E. membership&nbsp;helpful but not required.</li>\n\n<div>&nbsp;</div>"
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      "text": "Working Conditions",
      "content": "<div>\n<p>The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed and which create&nbsp;hardship for the incumbent including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmental&nbsp;conditions, demands on one’s senses and metal demands.</p>\n<p>Physical Demands:<br>(The nature of physical effort leading to physical fatigue)<br>While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;&nbsp;and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.</p>\n<p>The employee&nbsp;is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift&nbsp;and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to&nbsp;50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral&nbsp;vision, and ability to adjust focus.</p>\n<p>Environmental Conditions:<br>(The nature of adverse environmental conditions affecting the incumbent)<br>While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The<br>employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles.</p>\n<p>Sensory Demands:<br>(The nature of demands on the incumbent’s senses)<br>The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.</p>\n<p>Mental Demands:<br>(Conditions that may lead to mental or emotional fatigue)<br>There are a number of deadlines associated with this position, which may cause stress. The incumbent must also deal&nbsp;with a wide variety of people on various issues.</p>\n</div>"
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