Electrical Engineering Coop - Jan- Aug 2026

Electrical Engineering Coop - Jan-Aug 2026

Hypertherm Associates – Sustaining Engineering Co-op (January 2026 to Aug 2026)

As a member of the Central Engineering team, you will contribute to post-launch design activities to impact product development pace. The EE Co-op will provide critical engineering support for post-release design activities for Hypertherm's Plasma and Water Jet systems. The role focuses on working with experienced engineers on released product improvements, cost reductions, component obsolescence, and maintaining product regulatory and safety compliance. Some New Product Development (NPD) projects may also be included.

As a co-op, you will work closely with Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement, Quality, and Regulatory-Reliability teams under the guidance of senior engineers to resolve sustaining engineering issues arising in supply chain, production, and field.

This role offers an opportunity to gain experience in Electrical design, product testing, engineering change processes, technical writing, and presentations. This is intended to be a Spring-Summer Co-op position.

Responsibilities

• Gain a detailed understanding of Electrical subsystems within Plasma and Water Jet cutting systems, CNC (Computer Numerical Controls) and THC (Torch Height Control).
• Collaborate with senior engineers to manage potential alternate Electrical components to address obsolescence / availability issues, including design changes and change management support.
• Learn and apply analytical problem solving and root cause analysis techniques.
• Analyze technical documentation and test data to determine if designs meet functional and performance specifications.
• Collaborate with procurement, engineers across business teams, ECAD and MCAD designers, technicians, and manufacturing.
• Maintain project timelines with effective verbal and written communication.
• Gain understanding of regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance protocols.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Education, and Experience

Preferred Experience That Differentiates You

Location

Onsite in Hanover, NH

Equal Opportunity Employment

Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 law. We are committed to an inclusive, diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment. If you don't meet all posted requirements, we encourage you to apply; we will evaluate your 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 with based on the job being applied to.

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