Electrical Engineer

Hypertherm Associates•Hanover, NH

22d•$82,636 - $137,731•Onsite

About The Position

Hypertherm Associates, a global 100% Associate-owned company and a leader in industrial cutting solutions, is seeking a newly graduated Electrical Engineer. This role involves developing expertise in electrical subsystems for plasma and water jet cutting systems, CNC equipment, and torch height control systems. The engineer will support released products through sustaining engineering, manage electronic component obsolescence and availability with suppliers, and ensure product compliance with regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements. The position also includes leading cost savings and product improvement initiatives, analyzing technical documentation and test data, and collaborating with various teams including procurement, engineering, PCB design, technicians, manufacturing, and quality. Project timelines will be coordinated through effective communication, utilizing a broad knowledge of engineering principles. The role requires close partnership with lab technicians in a lab environment.

Requirements

B.S., Electrical Engineering degree with 0-5 years of electrical design experience of highly technical industrial products
Good foundational knowledge/experience in two or more of the technical disciplines - Digital, Analog, Power or Test development and strong desire to learn more in all the technical areas
Sound understanding of hardware engineering principles, hardware design tools and processes including defect tracking tools.
Methodical design, testing, and troubleshooting capabilities
Ability to read and understand electrical schematics, PCB layout, component datasheets, and construction drawings for existing designs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate with all functional teams including procurement, manufacturing, quality, and marketing.
Ability to apply statistical methods, FMEA, DfMA principles, structured problem‑solving techniques, and root cause analysis
Highly self-motivated and driven
Enthusiastic about learning with the ability to work collaboratively in a team, as well as independently on selected projects
Proficient in the use of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Design experience with power supply design with inverter, Buck, Boost topology
Hands-on experience & working knowledge of inverter-based power conversion circuits
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)
Ability to assess, diagnose, and technically mitigate the impacts of noise and interfering signals on circuitry within systems in an industrial environment
Project management experience and/or certification

Responsibilities

Develop subject-matter expertise in electrical subsystems within plasma and water jet cutting systems, CNC equipment and torch height control systems
Support released products by implementing design changes through sustaining engineering projects
Manage potential alternate electronic components to address obsolescence and availability issues by working with suppliers and driving the change management process
Ensure released products remain compliant with regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements
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
Coordinate project timelines through effective verbal and written communication
Use sound and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices across a broad range of assignments
Partner closely with critical lab technician support in a lab environment