Manufacturing Process Engineer

Overview

Clear Edge Filtration, now part of Parker Hannifin's Industiral Process Division, is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to provide engineering support for the Minneapolis facility, with responsibility for process, and quality improvements across both Weaving and Fabrication operations. This role translates customer and business requirements into effective manufacturing solutions through engineering design and analysis, process development, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

 

The Manufacturing Process Engineer partners closely with Operations, Quality, Commercial, and other cross-functional teams to improve product performance, manufacturing capability, quality, and overall operational effectiveness. The position also collaborates with engineering and quality resources in Monterrey, Mexico, on product design, technical specifications, quality requirements, and related initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide process and quality engineering support for the Minneapolis facility across both Weaving and Fabrication operations, partnering closely with Production, Quality, Commercial, Customer Service, and other cross-functional teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Weaving and Fabrication operations by applying Lean manufacturing principles and tools to identify waste, improve process flow, increase efficiency, reduce variation, and establish sustainable standard work and best practices.
• Develop, maintain, and improve engineering drawings, BOMs, routings, specifications and other technical documentation required to support effective manufacturing.
• Lead development, testing, validation, and implementation of new and modified processes, including prototypes, first production runs and transition into standard manufacturing.
• Partner with production to troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing challenges related to product design, processes, equipment, tooling, materials and quality using structured problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Design and Quality resources in Monterrey, Mexico to ensure alignment on product specifications, engineering changes, quality standards and business priorities.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:      

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field. 
• 3 years of experience in product, manufacturing, process, or quality engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Business Central, Power BI, AutoCAD or similar CAD software.
• Experience with woven materials, textile manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial manufacturing/filtration a plus.

Other skills and abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to read, interpret, create and maintain engineering drawings, specifications, BOMS, routings and other technical documentation.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive projects through to completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Compensation:

$75,000 to $95,000 annually based on experience

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.

 

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.