Product Engineer

When you join Parker Hannifin’s Parflex Division, you're not just working on hoses and tubing — you're helping power systems behind important vehicles, machines, and technologies. Our thermoplastic and fluoropolymer hose products are trusted in demanding applications.

Achieving company cost and customer service objectives by ensuring timely and efficient completion of design responsibilities for a product. Primary focus on design and manufacturing thermoplastic hose, tubing & fittings.

Interface with customers, Parker Sales, Product Managers, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Quality. Perform design responsibilities as assigned by Management with minimal supervision.

This role is not eligible for company‑provided relocation assistance or work visa sponsorship.

• Prepare organized and detailed information on design calculations, stress analysis, and product descriptions for standards and special products.
• Prepare and/or participate in the preparation, checking and releasing of design layouts, and detail drawings.
• Coordinate lab testing as it relates to the product being designed. Initiate, evaluate, and analyze results of test programs on assigned projects.
• Design products utilizing CAD, customer proposal drawings, customer design intent information, and design concept drawings.
• Support Engineering, Marketing, Estimating, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Technical Service, Customer Service and Quality as required.
• Apply analysis methods (Value Analysis, Design of Experiments, FEA, SPC, FMEA, etc.), as required.
• Review and approve literature and technical information for assigned products, as required.
• Apply lean principles to all processes.
• Must continuously maintain the highest degree of customer service, throughput, quality, cost reduction and people productivity.

• B.S. in mechanical or other relevant engineering field.
• 0-2 years of experience with engineering activities.
• Experience with thermoplastics, thermosets or fluoropolymer design or manufacturing is a plus.
• Skilled in the use of CAD software such as AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer and/or other similar and relevant applications.
• Able to interpret technical catalogs.
• Computer literate in Windows environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to plan, organize and administer multiple development tasks concurrently.
• Background in analysis methods (Value Analysis, Design of Experiments, FEA, SPC, FMEA) a plus.
• Computer Aided Design experience with 3D modeling a plus.
• May require occasional travel to customers or other Parker Hannifin facilities.

The above description is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. citizenship, permanent residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug‑free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.