Manufacturing Engineer II (PLC/Controls)

Manufacturing Engineer II (PLC/Controls)

Group: Fluid Connector Grp N. America

Division: Hose Products (HPD)

Location : USA RED OAK IA HPD

Job Family : Engineering

Job Type : Regular

Posted : Jun 30, 2026

Job ID : 65505

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Researches, analyzes, designs, and tests component parts, processes, or systems to develop new and/or improve core products and supporting processes. Develops and recommends solutions to well-defined engineering requirements, or for hose process and products to ensure that design, process, UPLH, cost, and quality objectives are met.

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction:

____ Has Direct Reports X_ Does Not Have Direct Reports

Primarily internal Parker contacts and with cross-functional teams; occasional customer interface.

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

•Supports the division in PFMEA reviews and root cause analysis, providing automation and control solutions with PLC, HMI, vision systems, and instrumentation technology.

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

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

•Provides technical information for review with product engineering teams using established engineering practices, standards, and documentation methods (e.g. Structured design process; customer design reviews). Writes supporting documentation for procedures and technical reports; may assist in writing technical proposals for customers.

•Contributes 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).

•Reviews product and process 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.

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

•Shares specialized knowledge with others. Assists in mentoring new employees. May represents the company on specific projects or engineering tasks.

•Bachelor degree (BS) (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, PLC/HMI/SCADA experience preferred.

•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 objectives regarding projects and team goals; applies judgment in selecting procedures and techniques that should be applied. Works collaboratively in a team environment.

• Ability to effectively communicate status, actions, recommendations, and other technical information with clarity and precision. Responsive to inquiries from other engineering and business teams.

•Approximately 25% travel time required, as needed, for multi-site process implementation projects.

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.

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