Position Summary

The Application Engineer – Industrial Hydraulics is responsible for delivering optimized hydraulic/pneumatic system, cylinders and Electromechanical drive solutions for industrial spanet by leveraging Parker Hannifin’s comprehensive motion and control technologies

This role acts as a technical bridge between OEM customers, sales, and Parker’s global engineering teams, ensuring that customer performance requirements are converted into reliable, efficient, and cost-effective system designs. The position demands strong hands-on hydraulic and pneumatic expertise, customer engagement skills, and the ability to influence design decisions at the machine architecture level.

Responsibilities

1. Deeply understand customer machine function, productivity goals, uptime targets, energy efficiency needs, and total cost of ownership—aligned with Parker’s Win Strategy 

2. Develop hydraulic system architectures including pumps, valves, cylinders for open and closed loop systems.

3. Select and size pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, hoses, filters, and related components.

4. Perform hydraulic calculations for flow, pressure, power, efficiency, and thermal performance.

5. Prepare hydraulic schematics, layouts, bills of materials, and technical documentation.

6. Optimize systems for energy efficiency, controllability, noise reduction, and reliability.

7. Support RFQs and techno-commercial proposals by providing technical solutions and justifications.

8. Function as the technical interface between customers, sales teams, and internal engineering functions.

9. Support sales with technical presentations, system concepts, ROI justification, and differentiation versus competitors.

10. Coordinate with Parker divisions (Hydraulic Controls, Cylinder Division, Filtration, Hose & Fittings, Motion Systems) to deliver integrated solutions.

11. Troubleshoot issues related to performance, overheating, durability etc.

12. Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and global engineering teams.

13. Participate in DFMEA, cost-reduction, localization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

14. Provide technical training and knowledge support to sales, service teams, and customers.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES :

1. Deliver optimized hydraulic system solutions that meet OEM performance, reliability, and cost targets.

2. Ensure technical accuracy and completeness of hydraulic designs, calculations, schematics, and BOMs.

3. Own end-to-end hydraulic system design using Parker products—pumps, valves, cylinders, filtration, hoses, fittings, and controls.

4. Support timely and competitive RFQ responses with technically sound and differentiated proposals.

5. Function as the technical authority for key OEMs and strategic accounts, supporting opportunity conversion and value-based selling.

6. Resolve field and customer issues efficiently using structured root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

7. Optimize system efficiency and total cost of ownership through value engineering and design improvements.

8. Collaborate effectively across functions and regions to ensure alignment with Parker standards and processes.

9. Maintain compliance with Parker, OEM, ISO, and SAE standards in all application engineering activities.

Build and sustain technical credibility with customers through professional engagement, training, and support.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (Hydraulics specialization preferred).

2. 10–15 years of relevant experience in Industrial applications along with experience in design and selection of hydraulic components

3. Strong understanding of hydraulic system architectures

4. Hands-on experience in selection and sizing of hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, and cylinders.

5. Knowledge of electro-hydraulics, proportional valves, and electronic controls.

6. Ability to perform hydraulic calculations for flow, pressure, power, efficiency, etc.

7. Proficiency in reading, creating, and reviewing hydraulic schematics and circuit diagrams.

8. Familiarity with ISO, SAE, and OEM hydraulic standards and specifications.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin Corporation is the worlds leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace spanets.