Hydraulics International, Inc (HII) is seeking junior to senior level Mechanical Engineers to provide engineering and technical support for full product life cycle leading all aspects of contract performance for our customers, from conception to completion, and serves as the point of contact for the customer through all phases. You’ll need to be a highly self-motivated individual that thrives on helping customers and demonstrated technical background to be hands on and leading the mechanical design and assembly and testing process, ensuring quality control.

Primary Responsibilities

• Leverage internal systems to access data analysis and insights to make data driven business decisions.

• Design new products and components: plastic injection molded parts, die castings, investment castings, stampings, machines components, etc. from conception to completion.

• Comprehensive technical skills to drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing.

• Performs large or complex portions of projects where responsibility includes definition, completion, technical quality, customer support, and securing consistency across assigned areas.

• Provides technical leadership, trains, mentors, and takes initiative to assist junior staff and others.

• Develops engineering/product concepts that are innovative, high-quality, cost appropriate, and satisfy all stakeholder’s (customer, manufacturing, materials) needs and requirements throughout the full product development life cycle.

• Lead efforts to create or update layout drawings, fabrication drawings, and engineering change orders.

• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to ensure existing products are adequately designed for manufacturing.

• Examine cost, material, manufacturing process analysis, identification and evaluation of alternatives, compliance, and tooling development.

• Design visualization efforts with 3D models using Solidworks and ASME Y14.5 standard and essential component and assembly details to explore multiple design options.

Qualifications, Experience, and Education

• Entry level engineers must have a minimum bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, mechatronics, mathematics, or similar field.

• Staff engineering roles must have a minimum bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, mechatronics, mathematics, or similar field AND 2 years relative experience.

• Senior engineering roles must have an advanced degree (MS or PhD) in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, mechatronics, mathematics, or similar field AND 6 years relative experience.

Staff and Senior Engineers must have demonstrated knowledge and experience with the following:

• Career experience as an engineering project leader and hands-on mechanical design engineer of hydraulic systems.

• Tooling and/or equipment design exp

• Automotive, Aerospace, or heavy equipment industry experience preferred.

• FEA analysis exp

• Machine shop and fabrication exp

• ASME Y14.5 GD&T Exp

• DOD specifications

• Hydraulics

• SolidWorks

Competencies

• Conceptual Thinking - Analyzing hypothetical situations, patterns and/or abstract concepts to formulate connections and new insights.

• Creativity and Innovation - Creating new approaches, designs, processes, technologies and/or systems to achieve the desired result.

• Customer Focus - Anticipating, meeting and/or exceeding customer needs, wants and expectations.

• Flexibility - Readily modifying, responding, and adapting to change with minimal resistance.

• Interpersonal Skills - Effectively communicat¬ing, building rapport and relating well to all kinds of people.

• Planning and Organizing - Establishing courses of action to ensure that work is com-pleted effectively.

• Problem Solving - Defining, analyzing and diagnosing key components of a problem to formulate a solution.

• Project Management - Identifying and overseeing all resources, tasks, systems, and people to obtain results.

• Self-Starting - Demonstrating initiative and willingness to begin working.

Compensation for these roles ranges from $64,480 to $130,000 based upon relative experience, education, and knowledge.

We offer a very competitive compensation & benefits package including:

• 401(k) (eligible after 3 months with matching)

• Health insurance (Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance; eligible on the first day of the month after your hire date)

• PTO (17 days in first year for exempt/salaried employees)

About HII

HII headquartered in Chatsworth, California, U.S.A., is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, aviation and commercial industries, Government agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense and commercial technology, the Company develops, manufactures and supports a broad range of systems for over one hundred industries as well as mission critical and military sustainment requirements worldwide. We are extremely proud of the fact that our extensive design capabilities enable us to produce the most sophisticated units known to today's technology.

Our corporate, engineering and manufacturing facilities, located in Chatsworth, CA and Forsyth, GA, encompass over 625,000 sq. feet. Our manufacturing facility is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment such as CNC lathes and mills, computerized tube bending, and automatic press brake and programmable punch press, laser topography scanners, and other quality verification devices.

HII has combined the greatest talent, skill, and equipment to best service our customers' demands.

HII is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination and harassment against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability (including physical, emotional, and mental health), or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact (818) 998-1231x2200 for assistance.