Engineering Manager; Laser

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 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 OEMsPreferred experience that differentiates you:

Knowledge and practical use of DFMA, FMEA, pFMEA, PCB(A), 3-D and thermal-modeling toolsMS, MEM or MBAProject Management Certification Six Sigma Black Belt Japanese language capability

Location:

Onsite
- Lebanon, New Hampshire Travel:
Up to 25% domestic and international

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…