Product Development Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Product Development Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Group: Motion Systems Grp N. America

Division: Hydraulic Actuator Division (HAD)

Location : USA DES PLAINES IL

Job Family : Engineering

Job Type : Temporary

Posted : Mar 3, 2026

Job ID : 63293

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Are you ready to shape a brighter future?

In Motion Systems Group and Hydraulic Actuator Division, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges by living our purpose: enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. We believe that our team members are our key assets and that a diverse workforce is a driving force to bring our purpose to life. We foster a culture where every team member feels safe, included and empowered.

We all belong, we all matter, and we all make a difference.

We have an exciting opening for a Product Development Intern in Des Plaines, IL. This position will assist in engineering activities that support design or process improvement for the Division. Be a driving force for continuous improvement for the facility while working with all levels of the organization. Interns will be provided with training and mentorship that will translate to real-world skills and experiences.

Your responsibilities

• Collaborating in a team environment develops assigned portions of design by analyzing specifications and performance requirements. Performs routine design and supports development of assigned products (e.g. new mechanical or electromechanical components, subsystems, and systems) by applying basic engineering principles and established analytical tools.
• Investigates product development factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, strength-weight efficiency, contractual specification requirements, cost-defining recommendations, and change proposals.
• Completes defined technical tasks (e.g. modify product functional specifications, detailed drawings and schematics; define data elements and structure; analyze and interpret test reports). Develops reports and documentation in response to technical information requests.
• Conducts routine analyses and/or tests to evaluate product designs, methods, materials or processes and completes required technical documentation by applying engineering principles and company standards, and generating reports, procedures, or change proposals as required.
• Provides technical information for review with product engineering and design review teams. Consistently applies established engineering practices, standards, and documentation methods. Contributes to supporting documentation for procedures and technical reports.
• Adopts lean product development and standard engineering development and techniques.
• Work assignments may include cross-functional or project team responsibilities. Contributes and supports other teams or individuals as needed.

Who we are looking for

• Applicants should be pursuing a degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• Ability to work MS Office, CAD (SolidWorks, Envoia, etc.) experience preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to work independently

Ideally, you will also have

• Able to work and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Blueprint reading and technical report writing
• Understanding of Lean methodologies and continuous improvement

What we offer

• Solid employer present on the market for over 100 years.
• Career growth and opportunities: we hire from within!
• Collaborative and empowered work environment where team spirit is at the center of our success.
• Company values that encourage trust, respect, collaboration and professional growth.
• Open environment: we are excited to hear your ideas!

If you don?t find yourself in all points, apply anyway,because nobody is perfect and you can learn a lot with us!

Have we sparked your interest?

?At Parker, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, including in the clean tech space, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges by living our purpose: enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

We believe that our team members are our key assets and that a diverse workforce is a driving force to bring our purpose to life. We foster a culture where every team member feels safe included and empowered.

We all belong, we all matter, and we all make a difference.

Would you like to join us?

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

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.

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $18/hr to $30/hr
• No benefit plan eligibility

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. This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements.

(?Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor?)

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go toKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (eeoc.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights-ScreenRdr.pdf) andGenetic Information Discrimination (https://www.eeoc.gov/genetic-information-discrimination)

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. This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements.

(?Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor?)

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go toKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (eeoc.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights-ScreenRdr.pdf) andGenetic Information Discrimination (https://www.eeoc.gov/genetic-information-discrimination)

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.