Electrification Applications Engineer: Field Solutions

Parker Hannifin Corporation; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking an Applications Engineer for the Motion System Group in Elk Grove, IL. You will provide field applications, system design, and customer product development support, driving growth through innovative solutions and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes working with mobile electrification, hydraulics, and control solutions, interfacing across divisions, and delivering hands-on technical assistance to customers and field teams.

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 4 to 7 years of sales, manufacturing, or engineering experience.
• Understanding of financial statements and analysis.
• Excellent mechanical comprehension with the ability to understand, describe, and discuss problems of a technical nature.
• Technical competence in Fluid Power.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to develop technical expertise across mobile electrification, hydraulic systems, and controls.

Responsibilities

• Support key OEM customers through technical communication, engineering support, project follow-up, pricing coordination, and issue resolution.
• Provide application support for mobile electrification, hydraulic systems, and control solutions.
• Perform hands-on shop and application support, including troubleshooting, testing support, product evaluation, system integration, and performance validation.
• Work directly with customers to understand technical requirements, propose solutions, resolve application issues, and optimize system performance.
• Manage customer projects from start to finish, including planning, coordination, follow-up, documentation, and execution.
• Partner with design engineering and manufacturing to develop or revise products based on customer, project, and application requirements.
• Gather customer and market feedback and communicate needs to Engineering to support product development and process improvements.
• Support field sales, distributors, Territory Managers, and Regional Managers by providing technical product and application expertise.
• Maintain market and competitive awareness to support customer applications, product development, and business growth.

Skills

Mechanical comprehension

Communication skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Willingness to learn

Education

4-year college degree required

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Parker Hannifin is seeking an Applications Engineer for the Motion System Group in Elk Grove, IL. You will provide field applications, system design, and customer product development support, driving growth through innovative solutions and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes working with mobile electrification, hydraulics, and control solutions, interfacing across divisions, and delivering hands-on technical assistance to customers and field teams.