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PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION Summer 2026 - Engineering Intern in Akron, Ohio
Position Summary Engineering Co-op Positions Job Specifications Education: In at least the 2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline - positions within Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Engineering Years' Experience: Zero to two years Location: Akron, Ohio Co-op Rotation: After completion of a co-op semester/session, the co-op will be rotated to another engineering department for future sessions, if applicable. The candidate shall be adaptable to different areas of engineering. General: Applies standard industry techniques/methods & criteria to the solution of engineering problems, completes tasks assigned by the manager & engineers, carries out special projects as assigned Control Systems Co-op (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, & Computer) Systems Engineering (Aerospace or Mechanical) Provides support for design, development, validation, testing, & verification of hydro-mech & electro-mech systems Responsible for Braking /Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Requirements / Design, development of system-level requirements to meet customer specifications for multi-domain systems (e.g. hardware, software, mechanical, hydraulic) Requirements validation (e.g. traceability, simulation, analysis & review) System Integration- Hardware In the Loop (HIL) System Integration Testing & System Requirements Verification Flight Test Support, analysis of aircraft test data & development of associated test tools (e.g. Simulink.) Modeling including the use of tools such as MATLAB/Simulink in order to develop simulation models of aircraft, aircraft systems & individual hydraulic & electrical components Control Algorithm Development- developing & tuning of control algorithms associated with Brake Control, E-brake Control & Nose Wheel Steering Prepare & review documentation: technical specifications & reports, design documents, user guides, work instructions, test plans/procedures Software Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer) Responsible for software development, validation, & verification of hydro-mechanical & electro-mechanical systems (Brake Control & Tire Pressure Monitoring) Development of software-level requirements to meet customer specifications for multi-domain systems (e.g. hardware, software, mechanical, hydraulic) Validation of software-level requirements (e.g. traceability, simulation, analysis & review) Hardware Software Integration (HSI) testing Model Simulation testing Flight Certification Support: analysis of aircraft performance data / fault data Modeling including the use of tools such as SCADE/SCADE Test to develop software for flight, and simulation models of aircraft systems & individual hydraulic & electrical components Prepare & review documentation: technical specifications & reports, design documents, user guides, work instructions, test plans/procedures Control Components Engineering (Aerospace or Mechanical) Focused on controls components, development of and resolving issues with suppliers for sensors, valves, & tire pressure monitoring systems Responsible for implementing design changes to existing components; production clarification, obsolescence, improvements in reliability and performance Creating design and development test plans for changes requiring retest. These tests can be endurance, performance, vibration, fluids, electro-mechanical interference, design assurance special tests, and systems integration tests. Responsible for investigations of returned components, following components through to production acceptance testing, measurements, and teardown, submitting tear down reports with root cause to our customers. Responsible for working with quality and our suppliers for recommending and