Senior Test Engineer - Military Flight Controls Division

Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

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.

Military Flight Controls Division Supporting aircraft worldwide, Parker Aerospace's Military Flight Controls Division (MFCD) provides primary and secondary flight control systems that make flight possible. Tested, proven and trusted in commercial and military applications for decades, MFCD provides precise position-control actuation solutions for military aircraft across the United States and with foreign partners. The division's JetPipe electrohydraulic servovalve (EHSV) technology is used across commercial and military aircraft around the world. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the Military Flight Controls Division is the global leader in fly-by-wire flight control systems and electrohydraulic products and offers the world's most advanced motor design capabilities for flight controls.

Position Summary:

Evaluates products by designing and conducting a variety of performance, environmental, and operational tests to ensure customer design specifications are met. Coordinates qualification and research and development test programs of diverse/difficult scope and complexity.

Essential Functions:

• Determines test objectives and overall testing requirements of diverse/difficult scope and complexity by studying product characteristics, customer requirements, and government regulations, conferring with management and design teams.

• Meets test objectives by determining testing methods, phases, and conditions.

• Ensures customer test criteria is correctly interpreted and applied by writing development and qualification test procedures and preparing technical reports and data sheets.

• Conducts appropriate performance, life tests, environmental, structural, and operational tests for major or new programs and customers to validate product performance to customer design specifications.

• May have frequent formal and informal interface with customers on status and results of testing.

• Reports complex test outcomes by collecting, analyzing, interpreting, summarizing, and displaying data and recommending test changes when required.

• May be involved in setting test criteria and methodology for product transfer from research and development to production.

• Provides test status and milestone charts to development teams and customers.

• Consults with design engineers to solve complex problems in the development and qualification of new products.

• Devises tests to establish root cause of problems; participates in design reviews; analyzes and evaluates test data and characterizes product performance.

• Assures test readiness and customer satisfaction by reviewing and signing-off test fixture drawings, ordering special test equipment, and coordinating existing inhouse test equipment.

• May develop and propose new analytical methods and techniques.

• Interfaces with outside test lab facilities to provide technical support for tests in progress, test rescheduling, test coordination, test failures, and test reports.

• Interprets and analyzes test results. Investigates and resolves testing problems (e.g. test equipment or process) and recommends alternative testing procedures or changes in methods.

• Confers with management, Test Technicians, Project Engineers, and/or Customer Engineers on revisions to test objectives, methods, and standards.

• Refines and enhances products and process by applying continuous improvement and lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to critical areas of production.

• May lead special projects for a variety of products and processes.

• Administers and maintains a test information database to ensure efficient storage and retrieval of relevant data.

• May develop information requirements and design criteria for information systems (e.g. a searchable electronic database of all test data).

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, benchmarking best practices, and/or participating in professional associations.

• Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations.

• Studies existing and new legislation, ensures adherence to requirements, and advises management on needed actions.

• Maintains safe test environment by enforcing and complying with procedures, rules, regulations, and industry standards.

• May provide leadership to others in department.

• Acts as prime contact on high level projects. Establishes goals and objectives required to complete projects.

• Trains and mentors less experienced employees.

• Shares specialized knowledge with others.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• Work assignments may include cross-functional or project team responsibilities (e.g. continuous improvement).

Qualifications:

• Education and Experience Bachelors degree (BS) in engineering or a related technical discipline and demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through six or more years of related experience.

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Thorough knowledge of test engineering theories, principles, industry practices, procedures, concepts, techniques, regulations, and policies.

• Working knowledge of electronic, hydraulic, and/or pneumatic test equipment, military specifications and test procedures.

• Ability to apply broad knowledge of other related engineering areas to area of expertise.

• Ability to assess and effectively implement continuous improvement principles and techniques.

• Ability to use standard business applications and specialized data analysis tools that may include database, network, or project management applications.

• Ability to work on technical problems of diverse scope and complexity where analysis and evaluation of various outcomes require trade-offs; solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways and evaluate alternative solutions that may require coordination across multiple teams.

• Ability to establish goals and objectives to complete projects and provide status to the team at project milestones; effectively exert influence on the overall team and function objectives; read, analyze, and interpret policies, military specifications, and customer requirements and recommend changes to procedures.

• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members, team leaders, vendors, other teams, customers, and top management; respond to significant inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to provide leadership to others in area of specialization and effectively act as the prime contact on high level projects.

• Ability to effectively demonstrate team member competencies and participate in goal-setting, performance feedback, and self-development activities.

Typical mental & physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit.

• The employee frequently is required to use hands to operate a computer and to talk or hear.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

• Also expected of the employee is regular attendance, the ability to work cooperatively and professionally with others and members of the public, and the ability to manage multiple tasks at once.

• The employee may be required to travel to vendors or customers, including overnight trips.

  (The essential functions have been provided as examples of types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The Company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodation so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. The physical and mental demands described above are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.)

  Additional Comments:

  The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $102305 to $162590 annually
• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.
• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.
• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.
• Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.
  

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")

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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.