Senior Product Engineer

Parker Hannifin • Simi Valley, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Product Engineer analyzes, researches, designs, and tests component parts, processes, or systems to develop new products and improve existing ones. The role designs products or systems of diverse and challenging scope and complexity, applies engineering principles within its assigned engineering domain, and develops solutions to complex requirements while meeting program scope, cost, and schedule constraints. The position builds in-depth product and organizational knowledge, works with engineering and cross-functional teams, and may regularly interact with customers and suppliers.

The role contributes to product strategy and technology roadmaps, supports project milestones, and mentors others by sharing specialized knowledge. It is based at Parker Meggitt’s Simi Valley, California site in the Fire Safety & Power Systems Division. The position is subject to U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a technical scientific discipline.
• Typically 10 or more years of related experience.
• Thorough, in-depth knowledge of engineering-domain principles, concepts, product standards, techniques, industry practices, regulations, and policies.
• Ability to apply broad knowledge of related engineering areas to the area of expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and implement new technologies.
• Proficiency with engineering design and analysis tools and standard software packages; specialized software applications or programming languages may be required.
• Ability to establish individual project objectives and provide milestone status updates.
• Ability to influence team and functional objectives.
• Ability to communicate and present status, actions, recommendations, and technical information clearly and precisely.
• Ability to respond to significant inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies, or marketing and sales teams.
• Proficiency with standard project-management tools and practices.
• Ability to sit, use hands to operate a computer, talk and hear, and frequently stand, walk, or move to other locations; close vision is required.
• Regular attendance, professional and cooperative interaction with others and members of the public, and ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
• Occasional travel.
• Applicants are subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a technical field.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex conceptual and detailed design specifications by analyzing product performance and customer requirements.
• Investigate design factors including function, materials, performance, interchangeability, costs, operational efficiency, and contractual requirements.
• Perform product development, modification, and evaluation of components, subsystems, and systems using engineering principles and, as required, application-specific analysis tools.
• Apply scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure the outcomes of design alternatives.
• Interpret and validate test results, and oversee product validation and verification to ensure compliance with customer and product specifications.
• Use predictive models to simulate and verify design concepts.
• Complete technical project work such as product or system layouts, system architecture, and software development plans.
• Develop technical data and analyses for product or system proposals to customers.
• Contribute to project milestones through functional diagrams, system layouts, reviews of drawings and schematics, data structure and interface definition, material analysis, and customer data-item research.
• Manage work within cost and schedule constraints and report status, root causes, and corrective actions for variances.
• Review product specifications and modifications for clarity, completeness, form, fit, function, and compliance with standards and procedures.
• Identify and resolve design errors, omissions, and deficiencies; recommend revisions, engineering change orders, and improvements.
• Provide technical information to product engineering teams using consistent engineering practices, standards, and documentation methods.
• Prepare supporting procedural documentation and technical reports.
• Communicate with customers, as needed, to identify business opportunities, present product capabilities, and clarify technical requirements.
• Prepare customer technical proposals by reviewing and interpreting specifications and requirements, as needed.
• Mentor others or serve as a resource by sharing specialized knowledge.
• Establish goals and objectives and track performance needed to complete projects.
• Contribute to product strategy and technology roadmap development.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and participation in an annual incentive program.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
• Company-provided defined-contribution retirement plan with an annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short- and long-term disability programs.
• Adoption assistance.
• Care.com membership and financial planning assistance at no cost.
• Optional identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness programs at competitive rates.
• Paid time off and company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior