Applications Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

Position Summary

Here at Parker Lord, our purpose is simple yet powerful: we work alongside customers as a trusted partner to enable technology breakthroughs that change the world for the better. To accomplish this, we need talented and engaged individuals who are passionate about their field, willing to take on complex challenges, and ready for responsibility. Our Internship Programs have been developed to give you the opportunity to show us your potential while working alongside seasoned engineers on real projects. These programs have been in place for years at Parker Lord and some of our most successful leaders started their career with us in an internship role.

Do you want to become one of our future success stories? By joining our Intern Program, you will become a valued member of our team - tackling challenging issues, delivering truly impactful results, and providing you the opportunity to grow both technically and personally through practical working experience.

We are the innovators, the disrupters, the change agents. Join our team, and together, let's challenge what's possible and shape tomorrow with greater ideas...Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.

Our program will run May - July with solidified dates coming soon. This position will be on site 5 days a week. We have one opening in Cary, NC and one in Wixom, MI.

Responsibilities

Our Application Engineering inters will contribute to the Application Engineering team's support of our customers as they use Parker Lord's chemical adhesives. You will be part of a t4eam completing external customer test requests, product launch support, technical marketing, and technical service. Typical tasks may include laboratory tests, customer application trials, preparation of technical reports, and blog publications. Your objective is to enable technology breakthroughs that service the most important, yet least satisfied, outcomes of interest for our customers, providing solutions that deliver compelling value and unparalleled performance.

With direct supervision, you will learn and perform the various aspects of the function by:

• Acquiring knowledge of various department's operations, functions, responsibilities, and workflow
• Observing work assignments performed by others and actively participate in hands-on projects and/or special assignment
• Maintaining communication with program coach/mentor to provide feedback on departmental assignments and program improvements
• Attending related training and applying it in work assignments
• Performing other related responsibilities

Qualifications

• Must be pursing an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science or related program.
• GPA of 3.0 or better
• Strong leadership skills and a "can do" attitude
• Strong technical aptitude and analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong computer proficiency and the ability to quickly learn new applications
• Strong innovation and creative thinking, self-motivated
• Proven ability to handle confidential information
• Detail oriented
• Ability to prioritize
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Familiar with statistical software or related tools
• Some experience with making technical presentation and report writing

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.

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")

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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.