Parker Hannifin, a global leader in motion and control technologies, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer (with a materials focus) to support our aerospace business. You will be within the first few years of your career, able to work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, developing and supporting high‑reliability products for demanding flight environments.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide materials engineering support for aerospace components and assemblies
* Select metallic materials based on performance, manufacturability, cost, and regulatory requirements
* Develop and optimize metal joining solutions (e.g. welding, brazing, soldering, mechanical fastening)
* Support root cause analysis, failure investigations, and corrective actions
* Create and maintain technical documentation, specifications, and test plans
* Collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers to ensure robust, producible designs
Essential skills and experience you’ll need to have to be considered for this position
* Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials/Metallurgical Engineering, or related field
* 2–3+ years relevant engineering experience, ideally in aerospace or other highly regulated industry
* Broad knowledge of metal joining techniques, metallurgy, and material selection for structural and high‑temperature applications
* Demonstrated ability as an excellent, methodical problem solver, using data-driven approaches and structured root cause tools
* Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams
Ideally, you’ll also have
* Knowledge of the selection and performance of Materials for use in extreme high and low temperatures
What We Offer
Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:
* 1 day working from home
* Funded membership of a professional body
* Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress
* Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution
* Life Assurance x4 basic salary
* Share buying scheme
* 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days
* Service-related holiday (3 years = 1 day and increase up to max 5 days)
* Cash Plan or Private Medical Cover
* Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
* Free on-site car parking
* Employee Referral Scheme
* An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food
* Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services
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