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
Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.
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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 AnnualThis 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.
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What We Do
Hypertherm Associates is a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting products and software. Its products, including Hypertherm plasma and OMAX waterjet systems, are used by companies around the world to build ships, airplanes, and railcars; construct steel buildings, fabricate heavy equipment, erect wind turbines, and more. In addition to cutting systems, the company creates CNCs and software trusted for performance and reliability that result in increased productivity and profitability for hundreds of thousands of businesses. Founded in 1968, Hypertherm Associates is a 100 percent Associate-owned company, employing approximately 2,000 Associates, with operations and partner representation worldwide. Learn more at www.HyperthermAssociates.com. Fifty years ago, in a small two car garage, Hypertherm began its journey with simple, powerful ideas about business and an invention that shaped the future of industrial cutting. The same ideals that fueled our inception all those years ago are still what drive us today: a passion for challenging what is achievable with the products we create, the culture we foster, and the experience we deliver to our customers. As we look to the horizon and the next 50 years, we are proud that our people, partners, and innovations will shape the future with solutions that make anything possible for industries around the world. Key elements of the Hypertherm formula include: • Dedicated Associates focused on customer-centered product design and support • Local sales and service • Broad application experience and proven results • Sustainable and ethical business practices benefit our customers and communities
