Full job description
Responsibilities
Application Engineering Specific Duties:
- Designing, running, troubleshooting chemical lab tests to analyze chemical adhesives for external customer request. This role will take ownership of existing chemical equipment and new systems.
- Interfaces with internal technical teams, external equipment suppliers, and key customers.
- Communicates frequently and professionally via written and verbal analysis and results.
General Duties:
- Operate in a safe, high quality, and ethical manner while following Parker Lord policies.
- Able to collaboratively work as part of a multidisciplinary, global project team to develop and accomplish goals and objectives.
- Routine and non-routine technical assignments of moderate to low complexity and variety; frequently make decisions independently.
- Determine appropriate technical approach, follow accepted procedures, develop new procedures and communicate4 conclusions/recommendations in an effective manner.
- Oversee engineering equipment, involved in the specification and purchase of new equipment.
- Conduct training for staff as needed.
- Support quality teams by investigating root cause, corrective actions, and test methods to address critical performance characteristics of chemical materials.
- May require travel up to 20% of the time. Usually domestic.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Education:
- Required: A Bachelors Degree in Chemistry or similar with 1 year of work experience.
- Preferred experience with chemical adhesives, polymeric materials, or in a laboratory environment
- Other Qualifications:
- Possess strong attention to detail
- Ability to safety work in a chemical and mechanical lab environment
- Possess good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to apply basic statistics and interpret and communicate results
- Ability to utilize computerized equipment and computer software packages including Microsoft Excel, Word, and SAP
- Visual acuity to read and understand chemical container labels
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs
Parker Hannifin
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. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.
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