Manufacturing Process Engineer

Manufacturing Process Engineer

Hypertherm Associates is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Process Engineer to join our Heavy Industrial Operations Engineering Team.

As a 100% Associate-owned, global leader in providing advanced industrial cutting solutions, Hypertherm Associates offers a collaborative work environment while promoting empowerment and a positive work-life balance.

In this role, you will leverage your manufacturing and project management expertise to spearhead process improvements. You’ll design, develop, and implement engineering solutions to tackle critical challenges, collaborating closely with production and cross-functional teams. Focus areas include process technology, new product development, automation, and digital tech. You’ll thrive in a high-uncertainty environment, using creative problem-solving and risk mitigation. Self-motivation, decisiveness, and agility are key.

As a Manufacturing Process Engineer, you will:

• Oversee multiple projects, set objectives and milestones, and ensure timely, budget-friendly completion and production implementation.
• Improve manufacturing processes by driving technical solutions and indirectly leading engineers or technicians. Provide management with technical recommendations and be recognized as a technical expert in areas like project management, automation, controls, mechanical design, process flow, and Six Sigma.
• Build and maintain relationships with the production team and cross-functional teams. Communicate project goals at all business levels.
• Design tooling, fixtures, and workstations for new product introduction. Offer “Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)” feedback during prototyping. Lead or participate in “Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)” to mitigate failure modes in process and design.
• Manage the investigation, justification, and purchase of new equipment and tooling. Contribute to defining the equipment/process technology roadmap for the annual operating plan.

Who you are and the experience you bring:

• BS in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• 3 years of experience in a manufacturing engineering role
• Strong Project Management skills
• Root cause problem solving skills, methodology, and ability to innovate corrective actions/solutions
• Lean/Six-Sigma certifications, knowledge, application, leadership
• CAPEX justification & management
• Demonstrated ability to formulate execution plans for strategic activities
• Ability to mentor and train Technicians

Location: Onsite in Hanover, New Hampshire (Relocation Assistance available)

Why join Hypertherm?

• Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture
• Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
• Five days/year paid Community Service Time
• Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
• Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy

Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome all applications. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

At Hypertherm Associates, we are committed to building an inclusive diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment. If our mission resonates with you, but you don’t meet all posted requirements, we encourage you to still apply. We will evaluate your application materials and may suggest alternative roles that better leverage your strengths and talents. For positions with multiple levels, we will evaluate your prior experience to determine the level within our organization you are best aligned based upon the job applying.

CURRENT ASSOCIATES OR TEMPORARY ASSOCIATES: Please apply via your internal Workday career account.

$73,786.00-$122,974.00 Annual

This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.

Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.