Applications Engineer

Applications Engineer

Group: Filtration Group N. America

Division: Hydraulic & Aerospace Filtration (HAF)

Location: USA_Greensboro, NC PFI

Job Family : Sales

Job Type : Regular

Posted : May 19, 2026

Job ID: 65582

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Join Parker's Filtration Group and be part of a global team driving innovative filtration solutions that protect people, equipment, and the environment across diverse industries. Experience a dynamic, collaborative culture where your ideas fuel progress and your work makes a meaningful impact on sustainability and technological excellence.

At Parker Hannifin's Hydraulic & Aerospace Filtration Division (HAFD), we specialize in manufacturing high-quality products that filter, purify, and provide positive protection against contamination. Our solutions deliver predictable reliability for hydraulic, lubrication, fuel and air systems and components.

Parker HAFD offers a comprehensive portfolio of fluid filtering products. We are proud to be a leader in the filtration industry, committed to premier quality standards supported by state-of-the-art engineering, advanced prototyping capabilities, and a cutting-edge test laboratory.

The products, systems, and services we provide deliver meaningful benefits to our valued customers across key markets including Industrial, Mobile, Natural Resources, Power Generation, and Transportation. Our solutions enhance system fluid longevity, protect critical system components, reduce environmental impact, promote safety, and ensure the long-term health and reliability of essential capital assets.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Applications Engineer is responsible for understanding field applications, systems design, and customer product development & enhancement. This role will focus on creating new opportunities and maintains business by providing design directions. Will also provide market needs analysis and direction. Leads projects with key accounts in growth initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides advanced technical expertise on application solutions.
• Responsible for adapting current and new application and system solutions to customer needs and expectations.
• Responsible, in conjunction with design and manufacturing, to develop new and/or revised solutions according to customer requirements.
• Develops and leads required technical training both internally and externally.
• Develops and maintain comprehensive and advanced knowledge of the competitive landscape.
• Proactively finds needs int he marketplace for innovating applications & systems solutions and communicates strong business case to the Division Engineering organizations.
• Working closely with customers, investigate market needs for innovative products, and communicates them to Engineering for product development.
• As a trusted advisor, provides premier customer experience through network/relationship building and work towards continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-Year College degree. BS Preferred.
• 5-7 years sales, manufacturing or Engineering experience, preferably within a Manufacturing division.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain enthusiasm for new and challenging goals. Serve as a role model by promoting new ideas and positive change to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Excellent mechanical comprehensions with the ability to understand, describe, or discuss problems of a technical nature.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, draw conclusions, and make sound recommendations.

• Excellent mechanical comprehensions with the ability to understand, describe, or discuss problems of a technical nature.

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

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.

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.

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")

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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.

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