Career Opportunities
in Fluid Power
Application
Engineering:
Application engineers analyze power transmission and motion control
situations and then design the appropriate hydraulic, pneumatic and
electrical control systems to perform required tasks. This could be on
either new applications or improving existing systems.
Sales:
Sales/Marketing Personnel market and sell Fluid Power systems and
components, working closely with equipment manufacturers and
customers. They call on customers and help them solve problems using
Fluid Power components.
Customer
Service:
Customer service technicians assist the customers with their day to
day needs over the phone, e-mail or in person. Duties include: provide
technical fluid power information, assist with applications and
replacement of fluid power components, processing customer and vendor
orders.
Service and
Repair:
Service and repair technicians repair individual
hydraulic/ pneumatic components. They will also troubleshoot systems
with these components in it as well as the electrical control circuit.
They may also maintain & service Fluid Power systems on machines used
in every facet of American machinery.
Fabrication:
Fabrication technicians build complete fluid power systems. This may
include: mounting and plumbing of hydraulic/pneumatic components,
fabricating mechanical structures and wiring the electrical control
circuits.
Research &
Development:
Lab technicians set up and test hydraulic/pneumatic components and/or
systems to analyze the performance of these components or systems.
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