Quality Engineer

Responsibilities


Are you ready to shape a brighter future?

In the Motion Systems Group and the Hydraulic Actuator Division, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges by living our purpose: enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. We believe that our team members are our key assets and that a diverse workforce is a driving force to bring our purpose to life. We foster a culture where every team member feels safe, included and empowered.

We all belong, we all matter, and we all make a difference.

We have an exciting opening for a Quality Engineer located in New Hope, MN. This role supports the Compact Power Business Unit within Parker's Hydraulic Actuator Division, with primary responsibility at the New Hope, MN site and collaboration with the Blaine, MN manufacturing site as needed. This position is responsible for advocating and supporting the Corporate WIN Strategy by managing quality activities within the assigned value stream. The Quality Engineer develops and maintains quality standards for products and processes, analyzes quality performance and root cause trends, and supports technical evaluation activities to help achieve business unit, site, and value stream quality objectives.

Your main responsibilities would include -

• Support CPBU Quality Management System processes in alignment with ISO 9001:2015, including document control, internal audits, corrective action, supplier quality, nonconforming output control, calibration/measurement systems, and management review inputs.
  
• Assess quality performance, including cost of quality, supplier performance, customer quality trends, and process capability, using statistical and analytical methods.
  
• Lead or support systemic root cause analysis, failure analysis, and corrective action activities using objective evidence; verify corrective actions for effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain quality standards, inspection plans, process control documentation, quality procedures, and technical quality plans to support product, process, customer, and contract requirements.
  
• Support quality planning for new or changed products and processes, including APQP, PPAP, inspection planning, measurement system analysis, capability analysis, and control plan development as applicable.
  
• Monitor quality trends and coordinate with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to resolve quality issues, improve supplier performance, and support customer-facing quality activities.
  
• Support production release controls, including verification of inspection and test requirements, final test acceptance criteria, and traceability expectations.
  
• Support internal and external audits, including audit preparation, participation, corrective action follow-up, and effectiveness verification.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, and risk-based thinking to improve product quality, process performance, supplier quality, and QMS effectiveness.
• Communicate quality requirements and train value stream teams on inspection methods, corrective action processes, production release controls, calibration requirements, nonconforming product and material control, and related QMS procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across New Hope and Blaine to support shared CPBU quality objectives, production continuity, supplier quality performance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge through training, industry engagement, best-practice benchmarking, ASQ certification activities, and participation in relevant professional associations.
  

Who we are looking for talent with -

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related discipline.
  
• Experience maintaining and improving ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems is desired, including application of risk-based thinking.
  
• Thorough knowledge of quality engineering, quality assurance, inspection methods, measurement systems, manufacturing processes, and general business operations.
  
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, define problems, establish facts, perform systemic root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and verify effectiveness using objective evidence.
  
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, control plans, corrective action, supplier quality, internal audits, calibration systems, and nonconforming product control.
  
• Ability to assess and apply continuous improvement methods, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
  
• Ability to use standard business applications and specialized data analysis tools; experience with ERP/MRP, quality management, customer quality, or supplier quality systems preferred.
• Ability to manage projects, establish goals and objectives, and communicate effectively with team members, team leaders, customers, suppliers, and leadership.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) certification desired.; CQE, CQA, Six Sigma, or related quality certification preferred.
  

Conditions of Employment


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

Parker Hannifin


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.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule


Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: \$63,700 to \$106,200 annually
  
• Participation in Annual Incentive Program
  

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.
  

Equal Employment Opportunity


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 Tests


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.