Engineer III - Military Flight Controls Division

Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world's most pressing engineering challenges.

At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

Supporting aircraft worldwide, Parker Aerospace's Military Flight Controls Division (MFCD) provides primary and secondary flight control systems that make flight possible. Tested, proven and trusted in commercial and military applications for decades, MFCD provides precise position-control actuation solutions for military aircraft across the United States and with foreign partners. The division's Jet Pipe electrohydraulic servo valve (EHSV) technology is used across commercial and military aircraft around the world.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, the Military Flight Controls Division is the global leader in fly-by-wire flight control systems and electrohydraulic products and offers the world's most advanced motor design capabilities for flight controls.

Researches, analyzes, designs, and tests component parts, processes, or systems to develop new and/or improve core products. Develops and recommends solutions to well-defined engineering requirements, or for components or segments of a complex product or system, to ensure that design objectives are met. Applies engineering principles based on assigned engineering domain (e.g. mechanical; electrical, chemical, etc.). Works for an engineering project or with a cross-functional team;

may have regular customer/suppler interaction.

• Collaborating in a team environment, the engineer helps resolve issues that affect production or product quality, such as nonconformances, yield concerns, or supplier-related problems. Reviews data, participate in problem-solving sessions, and assist in defining corrective and preventive actions.
• Supports production teams with technical guidance and helps implement improvements that stabilize processes, improve quality, and reduce scrap or rework.
• Helps keep existing products performing as intended by investigating issues that arise in the field or in manufacturing.
• Collects data, review test results, and collaborate with more senior engineers and cross-functional teams to understand the problem.
• Helps define and implement corrective actions, and provide clear technical feedback to internal stakeholders and, when needed, support customer-facing teams with accurate, engineering-based information.
• Completes defined technical tasks (e.g. modify product functional specifications, detailed drawings and schematics; define data elements and structure; analyze and interpret test reports and results). Develops reports and documentation in response to technical information requests.
• Provides technical information for review with product engineering and design review teams.
• Applies established engineering practices, standards, and documentation methods.
• Contributes to supporting documentation for procedures and technical reports.
• Participates in initiatives aimed at improving reliability, manufacturability, and cost effectiveness, often applying basic Lean, Six Sigma,…