Engineer II; Product Design and Development

Position: Engineer II (New Product Design and Development)
Location: Troy

Org Marketing Statement

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.

The vision of Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division is to be the global leader in the design, development, manufacture, and service of engine fuel, lubrication, and thermal management systems and components for aerospace/defense and industrial applications. By leveraging our expertise in analysis, atomization, combustion, fluid metering, and control - coupled with enterprise excellence - we will exceed customer expectations and achieve our business objectives.

Position Summary:

Responsible for New Product Design and Development from concept through implementation into production with a firm understanding of aerospace quality requirements and design principles. Focus on new product design engineering and improvements in engineering best practices be collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. Develops and recommends solutions to well‐defined engineering requirements for 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).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Ability to successfully lead an aerospace program from concept through the entire product lifecycle.

* Develop detailed product specifications by analyzing performance and customer requirements. Investigates design factors such as function, materials, performance, interchangeability, cost, operational efficiency, and contractual requirements.

* Perform feasibility and trade studies applying standard analytical methods; recommends solutions which are defined and reviewed for implementation.

* Interpret and validate test results for accuracy and precision. Ensures conformance to product qualification procedures and parameters to achieve customer and product reliability and safety standards. May utilize and interpret predictive models to simulate and verify design concepts.

* Provide technical information for review with product engineering teams and management using established engineering practices, standards, and documentation methods (e.g. structured design process; customer design reviews). Good technical writing skills to ensure proper details and documentation for procedures, reports, specifications, etc. and achieve customer approval on required documentation.

* Contribute to the completion milestones associated with specific projects (e.g. create functional diagrams and system layouts; review detailed drawings and schematics; define data structure, interfaces and programming logic; analyze material requirements; research customer data item requirements).

* Review product specifications to ensure clarity, completeness, form, fit, function, and conformity to standards and procedures. Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions, engineering change orders, and improvements to engineering management or the project team.

* Maintain current level of professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, and/or participating in professional associations.

* Share specialized knowledge with others. Assists in mentoring new employees. May represents the company on specific projects or engineering tasks at both internal and external events

QUALIFICATIONS

* Bachelor's Degree or Professional Engineer (PE) certificate in an engineering or science technical discipline.

* Ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 2‐3 years of related experience.

* Has working knowledge of engineering domain principles and techniques, product functionality, industry practices, regulations, and policies. General knowledge of other related engineering and technical areas.

* Proficient with engineering design and analysis tools (e.g. computer‐aided design or modeling systems); ability to use standard software packages. May require capability using specialized software applications or languages.

* Ability to work with general…