Project Engineer - Motor Control ; Aerospace

Parker Hannifin
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.

Ensures timely and efficient completion of engineering projects to achieve company, customer, and product reliability and cost objectives. Has overall responsibility for leading technical projects or phases of projects involving the design and development of new or core products and/or processes. Is responsible for technical scope, cost and schedule management of assigned projects/tasks. Plans, schedules, and coordinates efforts of assigned project staff and is accountable to meet team performance to project objectives.

Serves as a technical advisor on major projects.

• Develops project objectives by reviewing technical project proposals and plans and conferring with management and related teams. Ensures projects meet schedule commitments, cost (non‑recurring and recurring) results, and technical expectations through effective project leadership.
• Creates project plans and milestones by studying product or system design and customer technical program requirements, completing technical studies, and preparing cost estimates. Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements and assigning staffing and resources.
• Maintains frequent formal and informal customer interface to present project status; determines feasibility of changing customer requirements and may propose and/or negotiate changes in schedules or methodology in coordination with program management.
• Controls the project plan by reviewing any changes in technical requirements or specifications (e.g., requirements management) and recommending actions to achieve milestones.
• Controls project costs by reviewing non‑recurring and recurring costs, monitoring and approving quotes and expenditures; may administer and have oversight for outsourced contractors. Maintains efforts within defined cost and schedule constraints, including providing status and root‑cause/corrective actions of associated variances. May act as Control Account Manager for projects applying Earned Value Management.
• Prepares and reviews technical project work prepared by others (e.g., system schematics, layouts, algorithms, transfer functions and related test plans, procedures and reports) by applying engineering principles and technical judgment. Advises and monitors regulatory and intellectual property concerns.
• Ensures consistent engineering standards, processes, and documentation methods are used in project deliverables. Establishes and maintains engineering history files, project files, and related information to provide archive of technical project activities.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, benchmarking best practices, and/or participating in professional associations.
• Acts as point of contact on technical and project‑related matters. Identifies mentoring and development needs; serves as a mentor for other employees. May serve as a functional specialist.
• Will participate in high‑performance team and lean initiatives as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) or Professional Engineer (PE) certificate in engineering or a science technical discipline;
  Master’s degree (MS) or MBA preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 7‑9 years of related experience.
• Experience in electrical engineering design and development, with a strong emphasis on brushless DC motor controller applications in aerospace or other high‑reliability environments.
• A solid background in power electronics, motor control, embedded systems, circuit design, system integration, and verification, along with experience supporting testing and qualification…