Job Title: Hydraulic System Engineer Location: Houston, Texas (Onsite, 5 days a week) Company: Bray International, Inc.

Job Summary

Bray International, Inc., a leader in industrial flow control solutions, is seeking a Hydraulic System Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing hydraulic control systems for actuators, working with production teams to resolve manufacturing and supply chain challenges, and providing technical support to our sales department. You will collaborate closely with project managers and other engineers to ensure hydraulic systems are efficiently designed, integrated, manufactured, installed, and maintained. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of hydraulic components (such as solenoids, control valves, and accumulators) and experience interfacing these systems with PLCs and controllers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design Hydraulic Systems: Utilize computer-aided design (CAD) software to create hydraulic actuator control systems.

• Collaboration: Work closely with project managers and engineering teams to ensure proper integration of hydraulic systems, including valves and other components.

• System Simulation & Analysis: Conduct hydraulic system simulations, analyze data, and ensure systems meet performance specifications and industry standards.

• Testing & Validation: Perform tests on hydraulic systems to verify compliance with industry regulations and ensure optimal performance.

• Maintenance Scheduling: Develop and maintain schedules for the service and upkeep of hydraulic systems installed in the field.

• Technical Support: Provide engineering support for sales and customer service teams, addressing any technical inquiries related to hydraulic systems.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

• Experience: 7+ years of hands-on experience working with hydraulic systems, including actuator design and integration.

• Technical Skills:

o Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, mechanical systems, and hydraulics.

o Proficiency in CAD software (preferably SolidWorks).

o Knowledge of hydraulic components such as solenoids, control valves, accumulators, and their integration with PLCs and controllers.

• Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to solve complex engineering challenges.

• Communication: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Attention to Detail: Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks while maintaining attention to detail and quality standards.

Working Conditions

• This position is primarily based in an office or laboratory setting, though occasional site visits to installation locations and vendor facilities may be required.

• Some travel may be necessary for project site visits or vendor meetings.

Why Work for Us?

At Bray International, we are proud to be a family-owned company with over 30 years of engineered excellence. We are dedicated to providing innovative flow control solutions and fostering a collaborative, inclusive work environment.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay Plans

• Comprehensive Benefits (effective after 30 days of employment):

o Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

o Paid holidays and vacation

o 401(k) plan with matching contributions

• Healthy Work Environment: Smoke-free, drug-free workplace that prioritizes safety and productivity.

• Career Growth Opportunities: We are committed to your professional development and offer avenues for advancement within the company.

• Company Culture: Bray is a family-oriented company that values collaboration, integrity, and excellence.

Additional Information

• Immigration sponsorship is not offered for this position.

• Staffing and recruiting agencies are not invited to submit unsolicited candidates for this job posting.

Join Bray International and become part of a dynamic team that’s shaping the future of industrial control systems. Apply today!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse screening

Title: SERVICE ENGINEER

Reports to: Service Coordinator

Location: DMG MORI TC

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Classification: Non Exempt

Travel: 90%

Employment is conditioned on DMG MORI's ability to obtain and maintain any necessary export licensing.

Service Engineers are expected to provide customers with maintenance and repair assistance of DMG MORI CNC machine

tools on location or by telephone.

Essential Job Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The

requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations

may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Responsibilities include up

to and not limited to:

• Provide customers with maintenance, repair, and installation assistance of DMG MORI CNC machine tools on

location or by telephone.

• Creating and updating documentation of technical information.

• Developing, preparing, generating, and analyzing ongoing and ad-hoc special reports pertaining to Service

• Demonstrating a willingness to help others and be a team member; often working together with Customer’s

Service Engineers.

• Providing assistance and training to Customer’s Service Engineers on the installation and maintenance of newer

product lines.

• Establish and build exemplary communication and customer service relationships with customers.

• Manage difficult customer situations in a positive manner, respond promptly to customer needs and solicit

customer feedback to improve service.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors or Associates Degree in technical related field of study preferred.

• 5+ years of experience in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting and maintenance of CNC machine tools.

• Experience working with DMG or MORI SEIKI machines, Fanuc, Mitsubishi, and/or Siemens and controls are a PLUS.

• Good verbal and written communication skills with exceptional customer service orientation.

• Must be able to interact and effectively communicate in person and over the phone with people at all levels of an organization.

• Proven ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and sequence (PLC) ladder diagrams.

• Basic computer literacy and working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Must be adaptable to changes in the work environment; manage competing demands and able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.

Work Environment:

Exposure to manufacturing/machining environments which may present possible hazards such as noise, electricity,

chemicals, heavy equipment, and other automated and manual machinery. General office environment experienced at

DMG MORI office.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse screening

Physical Demands:

Frequent: Travel, operating a vehicle, sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, stooping, and reaching. Pushing, pulling, and

lifting objects. Repetitive foot, leg, hand, arm, shoulder, and torso movements.

Periodic: Operating power equipment, sitting at desk, utilizing computers and phones.

Occasional: Lifting or moving up to 50lbs.

MATERIAL PARAMETER DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER (M/F/D)

BENEFITS:

• collective agreement of the chemical industry • 37,5 hours/week • 30 days of holiday • holiday pay • 13th salary • mobile work • flexitime • company pension plan • kindergarten subsidy • Jobrad • Corporate Benefits • Corporate fitness network Wellpass

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Lead key projects for new material parameter for Nikon SLM next generation machines

• Application support for early benchmarking of new material products • Develop parameter sets for new and existing materials to be processed by

Nikon SLM and perform full qualification with the focus on material performance, geometrical accuracy, process stability and productivity

• Full material characterization: mechanical properties, density analysis (cross sections, Archimedes, CT), microstructural investigations, SEM, EBSD chemical analysis, fracture surface analysis, roughness investigations

• Optimize material chemistry and powder physical properties for best performance in Nikon SLM technology combined with parameter sets that you develop

• Define and develop new alloy systems for LPBF with internal and external collaborations

• Prepare detailed reports of experiments for internal use and write external white papers as well as conference presentations of developed results

• Execute deep statistical analysis of material properties data to ensure high confidence level and a high standard of material performance

• Collaborate with internal and external customers, technicians, engineers, and scientists in an international environment to work on customer needs in regard to material parameter development and material qualification related topics

• Define future requirements for next generation LPBF machine products within the Nikon SLM Solutions family

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Master Degree or Equivalent Certification in Engineering Field or Materials Science (e.g. Mechanical, Aerospace) or Physics with focus on LPBF

• 4+ years of professional experience in the field of material development and Additive Manufacturing

• Expertise in post thermal treatment of different materials with regards to its response to microstructure and mechanical properties of different additive manufactured materials is required, including and understanding of the impact of material composition

• Broad experience in material testing during the qualification process, for benchmark part production and for machine acceptance tests

• Understanding of metal powder bulk physical behaviour and testing methods

YOUR NEW WORKPLACE:

We offer you a versatile and responsible scope of duties in a global business. You can expect colleagues on an equal footing, flat hierarchies, a strong team spirit and a "can do" working atmosphere. We like to describe ourselves as a company with a start-up atmosphere, because with us you get the best of both worlds: a dynamic, future-oriented work environment with the advantages of a corporation.

We are a company of diversity, tolerance and openness. That is why we want people of all ages and disabilities, religions, sexual orientations and identities, ethnic origins, nationalities and genders to find their employer in us. Do you want to change the future of additive manufacturing and become part of our success story?

WHO WE ARE:

Nikon SLM Solutions AG is one of the world's leading companies in additive manufacturing. Our Selective Laser Melting machines enable the fast, reliable and cost-effective production of high-quality metal components. With our more than 600 employees from over 25 nations, we are revolutionizing additive manufacturing and are a partner at eye level for our renowned customers, e.g. from the aerospace industry, the energy sector, healthcare or the automotive sector. Nikon SLM Solutions AG is headquartered in Lübeck, Germany, with offices in China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and the United States.

NSL Analytical Services, Inc.

Position Description

Job Title: Director of Technology and Scientific Development Dept: Exec Mgmt.

Reports To: CEO FLSA: Exempt

Date: Revised 12/06 Full-time Position

Position Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for the development and advancement the company’s

scientific testing capabilities. This platform leadership position will strategically determine the

course and payback of instrumentation and method development investments. Primary activities

will include partnering with the executive and commercial teams to identify growth

opportunities, assisting the board of directors with acquisition evaluation, and collaborating with

NSL’s laboratory leaders to expand the company’s next-generation analytical capabilities.

Essential Functions*:

Commercial Growth: Leverages his/her scientific and market knowledge to identify revenue and

profit enhancing opportunities.

• Partners with the Director of Sales & Marketing to evaluate current scientific

capabilities set as well as identify new opportunities for commercial expansion.

• Serve as the market-facing science leader for the company. Represent the

organization at scientific conferences and industry trade shows as a “thought leader.”

• Collaborate with the commercial team and laboratory scientists/metallurgists to

deliver educational webinars.

• Support new customer acquisition efforts by assisting with solution development and

customer education.

• Conduct continuous scientific research in support of materials testing. Meet with

other scientific thought leaders to develop new industry testing standards.

• Continue to expand the company’s industry leading Additive Manufacturing powder

and particle analysis capabilities.

• Support the development of marketing communication materials including brochures

and website content.

• Regularly publish and present scientific papers focused on materials performance and

testing.

• Provide the board of directors with a regular assessment of NSL’s capabilities,

competitive positioning, future growth opportunities, and general industry

developments

Acquisition Support:

Provides technical support to Executive Management team regrading due diligence efforts on

acquisition targets.

• Conduct a thorough review of the target company’s published testing capabilities and

certifications.

• Attend management presentations and lab tours during due diligence and provide a

comprehensive discovery report to the board of directors.

• Meet with target company’s scientific leaders to fully capture specific areas of

strengths and weaknesses.

• Provide Chief Development Officer perspectives and assessments of independent

laboratories for possible acquisition Responsible for conflict resolution on results

from internal and external customers.

• Discussions with outside customers regarding technical issues and project co-

ordination

Laboratory Development:

• Partner with laboratory leaders to identify instruments that build upon and expand

current testing capabilities.

• Network with testing instrumentation companies to uncover developing areas of

material testing technology.

• Develop and maintain long term technology development plan.

• Recommend process and facilities enhancement ideas that drive safety, efficiencies

and broaden overall capabilities.

• Serve as in-house scientific expert. Work with laboratory leaders and front-line

personnel to solve testing method challenges and unique customer problems.

• Help serve as a mentor to laboratory personnel and encourage participation in

continued scientific development, including white papers and conference

• * The job description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and

responsibilities required of job incumbents. Consequently, job incumbents may be asked to perform other duties or work overtime as required.

Incidental Functions:

• Attends board meetings to present technical information.

• Special projects and/or duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• None

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience):

• Masters Degree or Ph.D from a scientific field of study (Phd in a material science

discipline strongly preferred).

• Expertise in additive manufacturing and/or particle analysis strongly preferred

• 10 + years of laboratory experience strongly preferred.

• 5 + years of management experience in a lab setting plus basic lab training management

experience strongly preferred.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated history of

scientific publishing.

• Exceptional analytical skills.

• Must be familiar with common lab instrumentation and testing procedure BS degree in

Chemistry or a related field or equivalent work experience.

Success Factors:

• Leadership skills - strong management and supervisory skills

• Detail oriented with the ability to organize and coordinate multiple tasks and projects at

once.

• Creative and curious.

• Enjoys solving complex challenges.

• Equally comfortable working group settings and individually.

• Brings a strong desire to win within a team structure.

• Thinks ahead and sees around corners to look for opportunities and threats.