Application Engineer- Software & Controls at HYDAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Glendale Heights, IL
$90,000–$100,000from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Glendale Heights, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits within an advanced systems team focused on mobile and off-highway vehicle technology, where the engineer writes and validates application software for electronic controls and HMIs using environments such as C/C++, CoDeSys, and MATLAB/Simulink. Day-to-day work spans lab and on-vehicle testing, developing reusable function blocks, and occasional on-site customer support. It suits someone with at least two years of software coding experience and an interest in hydraulic or mechatronic systems.
Junior level · 2+ years · National · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (5)
No work location is specified in the posting; HYDAC is a US-based company with employees 'across the country', but the specific site for this role is unknown — CBSA left blank.
The minimum qualifications section lists 'one or more of MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, or Codesys' as 'preferred' even within the hard-requirements block, making this a soft gate on any single tool. The requirement is treated as a single interchangeable skill group with required for the group (at least one is required per the 2-year coding experience gate), but no individual tool is a hard gate on its own.
An Associate's degree is the stated minimum, but a Bachelor's is 'preferred' and equivalent experience is not explicitly offered as a substitute — the degree requirement is set to None because the posting accepts an Associate's (below Bachelor's level).
CANBus, Ethernet protocols, hydraulic/mechatronic knowledge, and Functional Safety experience are all explicitly called out as 'a plus' under both the key skills and minimum qualifications sections — treated as preferred.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role is primarily embedded/controls software development (15-1252), but the domain-specific nature (mobile/off-highway electronic controls, HMI, functional safety) could also fit 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other).
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