Fluid power engineer
Also known as: fluid power assembly supervisor, fluid power engineering adviser, fluid power technology engineering adviser, fluid power technology engineering consultant, fluid power engineering inspector, fluid power technology engineering expert
About this occupation
Fluid power engineers supervise the assembly, installation, maintenance, and testing of fluid power equipment in accordance with specified manufacturing processes. They create designs with schematics and assembly models, make drawings and bills of materials for components, and analyse equipment.
A specialisation of mechanical engineer.
Essential skills and knowledge
- hydraulic fluid
- principles of mechanical engineering
- provide technical documentation
- fluid mechanics
- engineering principles
- CAD software
- hydraulics
- read engineering drawings
- perform scientific research
- troubleshoot
- use a computer
- mathematics
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Engineers, All Other (O*NET 17-2199.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$122,930 a year (2025), 154,070 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.