New product and process introduction: Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to identify quality risks early and establish controls, validation, measurement methods, and acceptance criteria before production release.
Quality systems and governance: Support corrective and preventive action (CAPA), internal and external audits, Quality Steering Team activities, and other quality management processes to ensure compliance and operational alignment.
Cross-functional leadership: Provide quality leadership across Manufacturing, Manufacturing Process Engineering, Design Engineering, and Operations. Facilitate problem solving and data-driven decisions.
Customer-focused quality: Connect manufacturing performance to product quality and customer experience. Use internal and field quality information to identify prevention and improvement opportunities.
Quality capability building: Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor for engineers, technicians, and manufacturing teams in problem solving, statistical methods, process control, and quality tools.
Who you are and the experience you bring
BS degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline.
7+ years of quality or manufacturing engineering experience in a high-technology or complex manufacturing environment.
Strong experience in manufacturing process quality, process capability, and statistical process control.
Experience leading structured problem solving and corrective action using 8D, DMAIC, 5 Why, root cause analysis, or similar methods.
Experience in New Product Introduction and manufacturing process qualification or validation.
Working knowledge of Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and statistical methods.
Experience applying Lean and Six Sigma to manufacturing process improvement.
Ability to analyze quality and manufacturing data, identify trends, and turn findings into practical actions.
Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills, including influencing teams without direct authority.
Ability to balance immediate production quality needs with longer-term systemic improvement.
Demonstrated ability to coach and develop others in quality engineering tools and problem solving.
Preferred experience that differentiates you
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent demonstrated experience.
Electromechanical products and complex assembly and test processes.
GD&T, measurement systems, and process capability analysis.
Working within an ISO 9001 quality management system.
Developing or improving manufacturing quality metrics and process controls.
Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
Travel: Up to 10%
Why join Hypertherm Associates?
Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture
Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
Five days (40 hours) 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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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.
CURRENT ASSOCIATES OR TEMPORARY ASSOCIATES: Please apply via your internal Workday career account.
- $93,936.00-$156,562.00 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.
