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Vehicle System Integration Lead

12/22/2025

The Systems Integration Lead will work closely with product divisions and sales teams to develop advanced controls and fluid power systems. This includes understanding customer needs, developing system proposals, and performing vehicle system analyses.

Salary

130000 - 145000 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
HYDAC stands for hydraulics, systems and fluid engineering. With more than 9,000 employees, 50 subsidiaries and more than 500 service partners HYDAC is a worldwide reliable partner in fluid technology. The product range extends from components over subsystems to complex, controlled drive units for mobile and stationary units. In addition, we offer our customers a large package of technical services around the HYDAC Fluid Engineering for hydraulic oil, lubricants, cooling lubricants and water. Our target focuses to increase the availability of machines and installations and to reduce the operating costs of our customers. The development focuses on Predictive Maintenance, Condition Monitoring, E-Mobility, energy-efficient hydraulics as well as process transparency, electrification and functional Integration. HYDAC invests annually approx. 5 % of turnover in R&D activities. As well as developing new innovative products, we are also constantly improving on current technology. The company’s own research and development work is complemented by the exchange of technology with institutes and universities. Data Privacy: https://www.hydac.com/de-en/company/data-privacy/english.html Imprint: https://www.hydac.com/de-en/company/imprint-contact.html HYDAC Social Media Netiquette: https://netiquette.hydac.com/en.html
About the Role

Description

HYDAC is a family-owned and operated business with a vibrant and rewarding working environment for our employees across the country. Our goal is to provide quality products, components and services that meet our customer expectations while being committed to the protection and preservation of our environment. HYDAC’s passionate team designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of innovative and reliable solutions optimized any demand our customers require.


The Systems Integration Lead is part of the Advanced System Teams. The Advanced System Team’s mission is to develop and implement innovative vehicle systems and advanced technology solutions that solves our customer greatest challenges by utilizing innovative and reliable HYDAC hydraulic, electronic, control and fluid conditioning solutions optimized for the mobile market.

The Systems Integration Lead will work closely with each of the Product Divisions and Sales teams to develop advanced controls and fluid power systems including equipment/vehicle automation and electrification. This position will work with customers to understand the customers' needs, capture the vehicle requirements and develop the system approach at the vehicle level. This position will work with a group of multi-disciplinary engineers in developing solutions including electronics, software, fluid power, etc. technologies.


You will make an impact in this role by:

  • Work with the customers and sales group in determining and documenting the customer's needs and requirements.
  • Develop and propose the fluid power and electronic controls approach to the vehicle system architecture.
  • Develop and present system proposals.
  • Perform vehicle system FMEA’s.
  • Assist customers with system functional safety analysis and drive system architecture and components
  • requirements accordingly.
  • Work with controls team to develop software requirements.
  • Organize and perform the design, installation, debugging and validation of systems.
  • Interface with Germany on key technologies and system approaches.
  • Work on developing standard advanced systems and subsystems integrating our different product groups (i.e. – steer by wire solutions).
  • Provide Voice of Customer (VoC) to our Product Divisions for new product development.
  • Represent HYDAC with customers and accompany Sales Managers to customer locations selling our technology and advanced systems.
  • Aid the Application Engineer-System in the sales organization on advanced technology and system solutions.
  • Present TecDay modules to our customer base.


Key Skills and Attributes needed for this role:

  • Highly motivated
  • Technically competent in fluid power and electronic controls
  • Vehicle design expertise
  • System functional safety expertise
  • Ability to develop value proposition for HYDAC and its products/solutions
  • Ability to develop and foster customer relationships
  • Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to develop cross-functional relationships
  • Ability to lead system FMEA’s and develop system, component, and software requirements
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including writing business correspondence, reports and presentation skills
  • Ability to lead a matrix team of engineers and technicians
  • Strong project management skills
  • Willingness to travel
  • Ability to use the Internet, Project Management software, spreadsheets and word processing software

Requirements

To be considered for the Systems Integration Lead role, you must have the following minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (Master’s degree is preferred)
  • Electronics and fluid power knowledge
  • Minimum of 5 year of experience developing electrohydraulic solutions for vehicle


HYDAC provides:

  • Working in a true global organization
  • Support in personal development
  • Constant learning opportunities
  • Working in friendly environment
  • Supportive work life balance


Salary is commiserate with experience with base salary compensation between $130,000 to $145,000.


HYDAC offers employees a comprehensive medical/dental/vision plan, paid holidays, PTO, 401k with company matching, FSA account, short term disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.



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HYDAC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.







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Key Skills
Fluid PowerElectronic ControlsVehicle DesignSystem Functional SafetyCustomer Relationship DevelopmentInterpersonal SkillsProject ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam LeadershipSoftware Requirements DevelopmentSystem FMEATechnical CompetenceValue Proposition DevelopmentCross-Functional RelationshipsDebuggingValidation
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Benefits
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