Skill
Hydraulics
Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental)
Hydraulics is the branch of engineering focused on using pressurized liquids, typically oil, to generate, control, and transmit mechanical force and motion. It underlies systems found in heavy machinery, construction equipment, aircraft controls, automotive brakes, and industrial presses, relying on principles like Pascal's law to multiply force through fluid pressure. Hydraulic engineers and technicians design, maintain, and repair these systems, valued for their ability to deliver high power density in compact mechanisms.
Hydraulics in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
- Open roles
- 39
- Employers
- 24
- Median pay
- $75,000
- Disclose pay
- 79%
on Career App
hiring for it
from 31 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Hydraulics (39)
FIREFIGHTER (HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN/BASIC LIFE SUPPO
Air Education and Training Command
Full-time · Altus Afb, OK · $50,460 – $65,599
This federal firefighter role combines structural and airport firefighting with hazardous materials response and emergency medical care. It suits candidates with fire service experience who hold or can obtain multiple certifications and are willing to work in a safety-critical, mission-essential position.
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Supervisory Civil Engineer
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Saint Ignatius, MT · $125,776 – $163,514
A federal supervisory engineering role managing dam and irrigation infrastructure projects for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Montana. This position suits experienced civil engineers with dam or water resource expertise who are ready to lead technical teams and oversee complex rehabilitation and construction initiatives.
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LEAD FIREFIGHTER (HAZMAT TECH/BLS)
Pacific Air Forces
Eielson Afb, AK · $63,186 – $82,139
This federal position leads a crew of firefighters at an airfield or industrial facility, directing operations for structural fires, aircraft rescue, hazardous materials response, and emergency medical care. It suits experienced firefighters with crew leadership background and current EMT-Basic certification seeking advancement into a supervisory role.
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Asset Maintenance Technician II, First Shift
Relativity Space
Full-time · Long Beach, CA · $27 – $41 / hour
Relativity Space seeks a maintenance technician to diagnose and repair advanced manufacturing equipment like CNC machines and welders while supporting the team's workflow and production needs. This role suits someone with industrial maintenance experience who enjoys problem-solving in a fast-paced aerospace environment and is ready to contribute to rocket production operations.
Listed on Relativity Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Staff Engineer, Ground Vehicle Advance Manufacturing
Shield AI
Full-time · Seattle, WA · $150,000 – $230,000
Shield AI is hiring a senior manufacturing engineer to develop and optimize ground vehicle systems for defense applications, working across mechanical subsystems like suspension, braking, and hydraulics. This role suits someone with deep experience in automotive or heavy vehicle manufacturing who can bridge prototype development and production scaling.
Listed on Shield AI’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Maintenance Technician (Night Shift, $36.00 Starting Hourly Pay (Shift Premium Included))
Schreiber Foods
Full-time · Grand Rapids, MI · $36 / hour
This is a full-time night shift maintenance role in a food manufacturing facility responsible for keeping production equipment operational through preventative and emergency repairs. The position suits someone with mechanical or electrical background who is comfortable working nights and can handle both routine maintenance tasks and urgent breakdowns.
Listed on Schreiber Foods’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Industrial Electrician - 3rd Shift (Sign-On Bonus & Relocation!)
Smithfield Foods
Full-time · Milan, MO · $28 – $35 / hour
An industrial electrician role maintaining and repairing electrical and electronic equipment in a food processing plant on the third shift. The position suits experienced maintenance technicians comfortable with troubleshooting controls, motors, and automation systems in a wet, noisy factory environment.
Listed on Smithfield Foods’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Mechanical Design Engineer - Heavy GSE Mechanisms
Stoke Space
Full-time · Cape Canaveral, FL · $109,725 – $193,620
This role designs and builds mechanisms for launch pad operations at a Florida spaceport, supporting rapid reusability and frequent flight of a new launch vehicle. You'll work across disciplines to develop hardware from concept through testing and early operations, balancing engineering rigor with the pace of high-cadence launches.
Listed on Stoke Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Vehicle Maintenance Small Engine Technician
Powdr Corporation
Full-time · $29 – $32 / hour
This year-round role maintains Copper Mountain's fleet of snowmobiles, ATVs, and other small-engine vehicles through preventive inspections, diagnostics, and repairs. It suits experienced technicians comfortable working outdoors in mountain conditions and managing multiple maintenance priorities with minimal supervision.
Listed on Powdr Corporation’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Toolmaker I
Marlin Firearms
Ruger is hiring a toolmaker to operate manual machining equipment and create precision metal-working dies, fixtures, and tools for their firearms manufacturing. The role suits experienced machinists who work independently, read blueprints, and solve production problems.
Listed on Marlin Firearms’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Asked for alongside Hydraulics
Measured from the 39 open roles that name Hydraulics — not from a curated list.
- Welding13 roles33.3%
- Electrical Systems8 roles20.5%
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)4 roles10.3%
- Ladder Logic4 roles10.3%
- PLC Programming4 roles10.3%
- 3D Modeling3 roles7.7%
- PLC3 roles7.7%
- Root Cause Analysis3 roles7.7%
What employers state they pay
Median
$75,000
Middle half
$63,000 – $98,000
From 31 of 39 open roles — the 79% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Where Hydraulics roles are
Among the 31 of 39 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Hydraulics
Employers hiring for Hydraulics
24 in total, most open roles first.
- RSRelativity Space5 roles
- The Home Depot5 roles
- ACAndersen Corporation3 roles
- Tyson Foods3 roles
- DDDippin' Dots2 roles
Schreiber Foods2 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.