Rotational Manufacturing Engineer — 6-Month Program

Hypertherm Associates; Town of Hanover (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-Sharing and ESOP

Five days/year paid Community Service

Environmental Stewardship

No-layoff philosophy

Job summary

Hypertherm Associates in Hanover, NH seeks a Manufacturing Process Engineer for a six-month rotational program. You will participate in rotations across operations, lead process improvements, and support daily production with multi-axis CNC, pressing/assembly, laser marking, and packaging equipment.

You will drive safety, quality, and cost improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem solving to benefit our 100% associate-owned organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial or Mechanical preferred).
• Internship or co-op experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with root-cause focus.
• Proactive and enthusiastic about implementing new technology and continuous improvement.
• Independent yet collaborative team player.
• Proficiency in lean manufacturing, statistical analysis, GD&T, SolidWorks, VSM, DFM, PFMEA, and structured problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Define work methods for production cells and lead improvement projects.
• Develop and integrate safety procedures into processes.
• Provide daily technical support: training, operation, and maintenance.
• Ensure processes meet quality metrics, perform root-cause analysis, implement corrective actions.
• Design tooling, fixtures, and workstations for new product introduction.
• Assist in equipment selection and roadmap planning; maintain schedules.
• Create and maintain manufacturing documents (ECs, routing, BOMs, standard work, VSM, data sheets).

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Statistical analysis

GD&T

SolidWorks

VSM

DFM

pFMEA

Structured problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial or Mechanical preferred)

Tools

Minitab

Allen Bradley PLC programming

Power Apps

Job description

Hypertherm Associates in Hanover, NH seeks a Manufacturing Process Engineer for a six-month rotational program. You will participate in rotations across operations, lead process improvements, and support daily production with multi-axis CNC, pressing/assembly, laser marking, and packaging equipment.

You will drive safety, quality, and cost improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem solving to benefit our 100% associate-owned organization.