What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Technician III position at Parker Hannifin?
Position Summary
POSITION SUMMARY
The Engineering Technician III is responsible for managing and overseeing day-to-day operations and testing in an engineering laboratory. You will develop lab policies and test procedures related to performance and qualification testing of existing products and new concepts and write reports summarizing test results. You will also manage equipment, qualification, test scheduling, and the organization of lab activities.
Responsibilities
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.
With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.
Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.
Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.
By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.
As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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.
(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)
If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Drug Tests
Drug-Free Workplace
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.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Engineering Technician III is responsible for managing and overseeing day-to-day operations and testing in an engineering laboratory. You will develop lab policies and test procedures related to performance and qualification testing of existing products and new concepts and write reports summarizing test results. You will also manage equipment, qualification, test scheduling, and the organization of lab activities.
Responsibilities
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform engineering tests, maintenance and calibration procedures capturing relevant data as well as working with department resources on conclusions and findings.
- Develop and maintain lab work instructions, visual aids, and other documentation supporting best practices and training for the larger engineering group.
- Support product teardown, trouble shooting, and root cause analysis associated with testing activities.
- Manage test scheduling for multiple departments and identify gaps in lab equipment/capability on an ongoing basis.
- Assist in proposing and maintaining lab layout and organization scheme.
- Submit and manage product deviation builds in conjunction with the production floor.
- Understand requirements and make product improvements.
- Provide producibility input and manufacturing plans for product design or modification.
- All other duties as assigned by supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Highschool Diploma required, Associate’s Degree preferred
- Documentation or report writing experience in a technical role.
- MS Office experience required. Must have experience in use of word, excel, technical writing and basic information technology.
- Experience with electromechanical devices
- Experience in an engineering lab environment
- Computer literacy, file storage and good documentation practices.
- Experience with configuration management, blueprint reading, and Bill of Material maintenance desirable.
- Must be well organized and excellent at managing priorities.
- Ability to successfully interact with various departments in the accomplishment of the above responsibilities.
- Able to handle multiple tasks concurrently and open to re-direction.
- Experience with a variety of standard lab equipment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, some math skills necessary.
- Demonstration of good interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships is required.
- Willingness to work cross functionally and with other departments.
- Manufacturing machinery, testing systems, and processing/quality equipment knowledge.
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.
With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.
Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.
Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.
By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.
As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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.
(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)
If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Drug Tests
Drug-Free Workplace
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.