Summer Engineering Intern

Parker Hannifin; Kings Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin invites engineering students to join the Kings Mountain, NC team as Engineering Interns. The program focuses on hands-on experiences across product engineering, design, and validation, guiding you through real-world challenges with data-driven decisions.

You will assist in developing and improving products, collaborate across departments, and participate in prototype builds while documenting results for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or advanced degree program in engineering.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Detail oriented and analytical to review data and recommend practical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work with others as a collaborative team member.
• Proficiency in MS Office; presentation and facilitation skills preferred.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling and engineering drawings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design, development, and improvement of products and processes under guidance.
• Identify and solve equipment, product, or system issues using data and theory.
• Work with production, quality, and maintenance to implement technical solutions.
• Coordinate prototype builds to support opportunities and business improvement projects.
• Review test requirements and test setups with engineers; document results.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering degree enrollment

Tools

3D CAD

Engineering drawings

MS Office

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

The Parker Engineering Internship Program focuses on the development of new talent by exposing interns to the dynamic and challenging field of product engineering. Interns will gain experience in developing innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges using traditional problem-solving tools, analysis methods, analytical evaluation, and hands‑on validation.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Intern to join our team at the Hydraulic Pump & Motor Division (HPM) Kings Mountain, NC location! The Engineering Intern's projects are hands‑on and will focus on both daily challenges and long‑term improvement projects on products, components and processes. You will walk away from this internship with a better understanding of how to analyze a problem, provide potential solutions, implement changes, and validate those changes. Various methods will be used to determine potential design changes or improvements, and ultimately how to apply and validate those changes using data driven decisions.

• Adheres to all safety requirements.
• Assist in the design, development, and improvement of products and processes under the guidance of the engineering team
• Participate in identifying and solving equipment, product, or system issues, applying both theoretical and practical knowledge
• Work closely with other departments such as production, quality, and maintenance to ensure proper implementation of technical solutions
• Participates in/and coordinates prototype builds as necessary to support customer opportunities and business improvement projects
• Actively works with engineers to review test requirements and test setups
• Other responsibilities as assigned or needed
• Communicate results of technical inquiry to team members, providing documentation for future reference.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or advanced degree program in an engineering field.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Detail oriented and analytical to review data to recommend practical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work with others and be a collaborative team member.
• Proficiency in MS Office - Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
• Presentation and facilitation skills preferred.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling and engineering drawings preferred.

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.

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.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affimative 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.

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