Design Engineer – Lead Product Cost Analyst
(Global Hydraulics Organization, Integrated Components & Solutions Division)

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred (Applied Engineering or Technical Business background also considered)
• 5+ years industry experience

Required Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency with collaboration/project management tools: SharePoint, Teams, Excel, PowerBi
• Ability to analyze large datasets, summarize key results/trends, and prepare stakeholder reports
• Basic knowledge of the product development lifecycle: requirements gathering, specifications, testing/validation, value stream engineering
• Strong verbal and written communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead team meetings, manage time independently, and take initiative on deliverables
• Detail‑oriented, analytical, innovative, and able to operate with urgency

Role Overview

This role combines cost analysis and product application engineering for vendor‑designed hydraulic cylinders.

• Lead responsibility for analyzing, influencing, implementing, and reporting cost management opportunities across global hydraulic components
• Execute New Product Introduction (NPI) programs with hydraulic cylinder solutions
• Collaborate with global partners, procurement, manufacturing, and machine business divisions
• Apply technical knowledge of hydraulic component design, materials, and specifications to ensure supplier designs meet client integration and performance requirements

Responsibilities

• Project management and sustainable value creation: collaborate with engineering teams, suppliers, and procurement to deliver product value; maintain dashboards; summarize large datasets; present findings to leadership
• Design engineering leadership: serve as lead for supplier‑designed component NPI projects; review specifications/drawings; conduct design analysis; lead technical reviews
• Technical collaboration: partner with suppliers and internal teams to align designs with program deadlines
• Engineering expertise: understand hydraulic system architecture, manufacturing processes, and global sourcing; draft requirements; evaluate materials; lead verification activities; conduct technical design reviews

Pay: $27.00 - $28.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• How many years of professional experience do you have in software quality engineering, test automation, or SDET roles?
• How many years of experience do you have designing or maintaining test automation frameworks using Java?
• Have you led or managed a team of at least five QA/QE or SDET engineers?
• Which of the following tools have you used professionally? Please select all that apply: Java, Cucumber, JBehave, Karate, JMeter, Jenkins, Git, or None of the above.?
• How many years of experience do you have testing REST APIs or other web services?
• Do you have professional experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Jenkins and Git?
• "Which testing activities have you performed in a professional environment? Please select all that apply: test automation framework development, API testing, end-to-end/system integration testing, full-stack testing, manual/exploratory testing, or performance testing.?
• Are you comfortable writing SQL queries to validate test data and troubleshoot issues?
• This position requires working onsite in the Chicago office, with an eventual expectation of five days per week onsite. Are you able to meet this requirement?
• If you are not currently located in the Chicago area, are you willing to relocate at your own expense and be available to work onsite from your first day?

Work Location: In person