Senior Staff Controls Engineer, Test and Automation

Hypertherm Associates; Lebanon (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative culture

Stock ownership (ESOP)

Community service time (5 days/year)

Environmental stewardship

No-layoff philosophy

Job summary

Hypertherm Associates is seeking a Sr Staff Controls Engineer to design and deploy automation solutions in a manufacturing setting. You will lead electrical controls for custom machines, integrating motion control, sensors, and SCADA while ensuring safety and reliability across global operations.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 8+ years of controls automation experience.
• Hands-on PLC programming with Logix 5000 and RS Linx, robotics, and vision systems.
• Strong communication and collaborative mindset.
• Experience with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and PowerBI.
• Ability to drive projects to completion.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy automation solutions integrating motion control actuators, sensors, and SCADA systems.
• Lead electrical controls development for custom machines and test systems, ensuring 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.

Skills

Logix 5000

RS Linx

Robotics

Vision systems

PowerBI

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

PowerBI

SCADA

Job description

Sr 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 Sr 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.

Who you are and 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-SharingandEmployee **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.

$120,056.00-$200,092.00 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.