Engineering Manager (Laser)
Hypertherm · Lebanon, NH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $120k–$200k
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 14 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Hypertherm (industrial) in Lebanon, NH. You will.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Black Belt, FMEA
- Base pay
- $120k–$200k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 25% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in New Hampshire: typical posted base $133k–$226k. This one lists $120k–$200k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 12 manufacturing engineer openings in New Hampshire, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New Hampshire plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 11 other live manufacturing postings in New Hampshire.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 8+)
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Automation 67%
- Tooling 58%
- Root cause 50%
- Lean 42%
- New product launch 33%
- SolidWorks 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Hypertherm
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Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- The posting says about 25% travel. Between which sites?
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Bring proof to the interview
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This plant: Hypertherm in Lebanon
1 other open role at this site.
- PCB Test Engineering Manager · Manufacturing · Manager
Full description from HyperthermAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
- ✓Define and implement engineering standards and product-development processes
- ✓Understand customer needs and use relevant feedback to improve products, services and processes
- ✓Build and sustain relationships across Hypertherm to align engineering priorities and execution
Who you are and the experience you bring
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 10+ years of technical and/or people-leadership experience
- ✓Strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to provide technical direction on complex product and technology-development work
- ✓Proven experience leading and developing engineers or technical teams
- ✓Experience leading cross-functional product or technology development
- ✓Experience mentoring engineers on complex technical issues
- ✓Knowledge of problem-solving and continuous-improvement techniques and tools
- ✓Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical leaders and Associates
- ✓Ability to partner and collaborate with people at all levels
Laser experience that differentiates you
- ✓Knowledge of the industrial Laser market, Laser technology and cutting applications
- ✓Experience in industrial laser cutting, including laser-machine OEMs, cutting heads, optics, laser sources, consumables or laser applications
- ✓Experience working with OEM engineering organizations and understanding their product and technology direction
- ✓Ability to translate OEM and application needs into engineering priorities and identify reusable technology opportunities across multiple OEMs
Preferred experience that differentiates you
- ✓Knowledge and practical use of DFMA, FMEA, pFMEA, PCB(A), 3-D and thermal-modeling tools
- ✓MS, MEM or MBA
- ✓Project Management Certification
- ✓Six Sigma Black Belt
- ✓Japanese language capability
Location: Onsite- Lebanon, New Hampshire
Travel: Up to 25% domestic and international
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Engineering Manager (Laser)
Are you interested in leading an engineering team, developing new products and technologies, and supporting the growth of the Laser business? Hypertherm Associates is seeking an Engineering Manager who brings strong engineering knowledge, people leadership and experience delivering results through cross-functional teams.
The successful candidate will be a strong engineer who can understand technology and applications, provide sound, technical direction and develop the technical capability of the team. The role leads a US-based engineering team and works closely with Associates and cross-functional partners in Italy.
The Engineering Manager will balance product-development pace, engineering standards and team effectiveness. The role will also contribute to the product and technology roadmaps, using knowledge of the Laser industry, cutting applications and OEM technology direction to help establish engineering priorities.
As the Engineering Manager, you will
- •Lead and develop engineers through associate selection, coaching, development, performance management and recognition
- •Build team and individual capability through mentoring, training and clear technical ownership
- •Lead research and development work supporting new technologies, intellectual property and product performance
- •Provide technical direction for product and technology development
- •Contribute to product and technology roadmaps through knowledge of the market, applications and technology
- •Lead cross-functional product-development teams across Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Marketing, Operations, Quality and other support functions
- •Ensure new products meet design, reliability, quality, cost, budget and schedule
Benefits you can expect with a career at Hypertherm
- •Global, 100% employee-owned company for over 55 years
- •Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy
- •Profit-Sharing & Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
- •Five days/year Community Service Time
- •Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
- •Gym facilities open 24/7 with free fitness classes
- •Onsite primary health clinic
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.
Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.