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Staff Controls Engineer, Test and Automation

Hypertherm Associates
West Lebanon, NH Full Time
POSTED ON 6/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/4/2026
Staff Controls Engineer – Test & Automation Team

Are you passionate about designing custom assembly automation equipment, and automated functional testing systems deployed in a manufacturing environment? Join our Test & Automation Team as a Staff Controls Engineer and help shape the future of manufacturing innovation.

Hypertherm Associates is looking for someone who thrives on solving complex challenges and enjoys working with technologies like Allen Bradley PLCs, HMIs, Fanuc, Epson, UR robots, and vision systems like Cognex and Keyence. If you love design work and integrating hardware and writing software to create seamless, high-performance custom, one-of-a-kind systems that improve manufacturing test and assembly operations, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and deploy automation solutions that integrate motion control actuators, motors, servo presses, sensors, gages, and SCADA systems.
  • Lead development of electrical controls for custom machines and test systems, ensuring Quality, safety, efficiency, and reliability in a manufacturing environment for Hypertherm’s global operations.
  • Collaborate across business and functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions that improve manufacturing operations for the enterprise.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

What You Bring

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, plus 8 years of experience in controls automation.
  • Hands-on experience with PLC programming (Logix 5000, RS Linx), robotics, and vision systems.
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  • Familiarity with tools like SolidWorks, AutoCAD, PowerBI, and mistake-proofing principles.
  • Ability to communicate and drive a project to completion.

Why Join Us? We’re a global, 100% Associate-owned company with a 57-year no-layoff philosophy. Here, your work matters—and your ideas drive real change.

Location: West Lebanon, NH (Relocation assistance is available.)

Travel: up to 10% domestic and international

Additional Benefits In Joining Hypertherm Associates

  • 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 

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.

$105,387.00-$175,647.00 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.

Salary : $105,387 - $175,647

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