Associate Engineer, Mechanical (Rotation)

hypertherm; Hanover (NH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

Profit sharing

Community service time

Environmental stewardship

Job summary

Hypertherm Associates seeks an entry-level Rotational Mechanical Engineer to join a dynamic program rotating between New Hampshire and Washington locations. You will work as a Design Engineer, supporting new product development, supplier quality, and manufacturing operations while learning the business end-to-end.

Graduating in December 2026 or May 2027 with a BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering is expected. You will collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Currently completing final year of BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering (Graduating in Dec 2026 or May 2027).
• Contributes to designs, performs tests, and analyzes routine problems under guidance.
• Understanding of current product design principles and ability to maintain them.

Responsibilities

• Become a subject matter expert of Mechanical subsystems within Plasma and Waterjet cutting systems, CNC, and THCs.
• Maintain and support released products, manage changes with suppliers and drive change management.
• Lead cost savings or product improvement initiatives through design changes and testing.
• Analyze documentation and test data to ensure designs meet specs.
• Collaborate with procurement, engineers, PCB designers, technicians, manufacturing, and quality.
• Maintain project timelines with effective communication.
• Develop best engineering practices to improve processes and delivery.
• Apply engineering principles in lab environments with technician support.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Written communication

Lab testing

Project management

Education

Pursuing BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Rotational Mechanical Engineer

Launch your engineering career through our Rotational Engineering program. Join our dynamic team and leverage your skills while becoming an associate owner of our innovative company! In this role, you'll participate in several rotations between our New Hampshire and Washington locations as a Design Engineer to explore different areas of the business, gaining a comprehensive understanding of our operations before ultimately being assigned to a permanent team. You'll work alongside senior engineers to develop complex activities in support of each team's overall business goals. Such activities may include, but are not limited to, new product development, supplier quality assessments, manufacturing operations support, and customer/field support and troubleshooting.

This opportunity is an entry-level position designed specifically for students who will be completing their Bachelor's or Master's Degree this academic year and are ready to transition from the classroom into a full-time engineering role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Become a subject matter expert of Mechanical subsystems within Plasma and Waterjet cutting systems, CNC, and THCs (Torch Height Controllers)
• Maintain and support released products, including making design changes as part of sustaining engineering projects. Manage potential alternate electronic components to address obsolescence/ availability issues working with suppliers and driving the change management process. Provide expertise for maintaining regulatory, environmental and safety compliance for released products
• Lead cost savings or product improvement initiatives by executing design changes, verification and validation testing, and contributing to business cases
• Analyze technical documentation and test data to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications
• Collaborate effectively with procurement, engineers across business teams, PCB designers, technicians, manufacturing, and quality
• Maintain project timelines by implementing interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
• Develop best engineering practice procedures by continuously improving existing processes to facilitate efficient delivery of high-quality products to customers
• Apply sound and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments. Work hand-in-hand in a lab environment with critical lab technician support

Required knowledge, skills, education, and experience:

• Currently completing your final year of either BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering (Graduating in December 2026 or May 2027)
• Contributes to designs, performs tests, and analyzes routine problems under a more senior level engineer's guidance
• Understanding of the principles behind the current product design and ability to maintain those design principles in your designs
• Basic engineering skills (analysis and implementation)
• Some basic lab testing and evaluation skills
• Ability to understand and follow project plans
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well across teams

Preferred Experience that differentiates you:

• Internship experience in mechanical design of highly technical industrial products
• Embedded systems experience with microcontrollers, serial interfaces, analog and digital circuitry
• Knowledge of reliability design practices and regulatory design experience (UL/UL508, CSA , ICE, NFPA)
• Strong CAD development experience, preferably Solidworks
• Engineering instrumentation knowledge such as flow measurements, thermal measurements, oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems/software
• Project management experience and/or certification
• Experience in a Lean manufacturing environment

Location:

Hanover, NH/Kent, WA

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 lasting over 50 years

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 t