# Summer Intern - Manufacturing Process Engineer at Hypertherm Associates

- Company: [Hypertherm Associates](https://www.hyperthermassociates.com/)
- Location: Hanover, NH
- Type: Internship · Internship
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply: https://hypertherm.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/hypertherm-careers/job/Hanover-NH/Intern---Manufacturing-Process-Engineer_R4063-1
- Page: https://newgrad.ai/jobs/summer-intern-manufacturing-process-engineer-efbbf37c

## Summary by newgrad.ai

What you'll do:

- Champion operational enhancements through Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
- Streamline production workflows to boost quality, cut expenses, enhance safety, and boost profitability
- Operate various equipment including multi-axis CNC machines, assembly systems, laser marking, and packaging lines
- Create tooling, fixtures, and workstations needed for manufacturing new products

What they're looking for:

- Pursuing an engineering degree, ideally in industrial or mechanical fields
- Completed at least two years of college with good academic standing
- Excellent analytical abilities and drive to identify underlying causes of problems
- Comfortable working both within teams and independently on assigned tasks
- Eager to adopt emerging technologies and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Prior manufacturing internship or co-op background a plus

## Posting

### Manufacturing Process Engineer – Summer Internship - May- August 2027

Join us for the Summer of 2027 as a Manufacturing Process Engineer Intern at Hypertherm Associates! Collaborate with exceptional colleagues, build lasting relationships, and engage in rewarding activities. Hypertherm Associates engineers think outside the box and bring new ideas to life. Our engineers are hands-on and focused on continuous improvement, helping to make industrial cutting more accurate, cost-effective, and safe for our customers.

### Key Responsibilities:

- Lead process improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma practices
- Optimize manufacturing processes to enhance quality, reduce costs, improve safety, and increase earnings
- Work with a variety of machinery and processes, including multi-axis CNC machines, assembly equipment, laser marking, and packaging equipment
- Design tooling, fixtures, and workstations essential for new product introduction to production cells

### Required knowledge, skills, education, and experience:

- Currently enrolled in an engineering-focused college degree program (industrial/mechanical engineering preferred)
- Junior (you have completed a minimum of 2 years) and are in good standing
- Enthusiastic about learning with the ability to work collaboratively in a team, as well as independently on selected projects
- Strong problem-solving skills, with a passion for getting to the root cause of issues
- Proactive and enthusiastic about implementing new technology and continuous improvement

### Preferred Experience that differentiates you:

- Internship or co-op experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proficiency in lean manufacturing, statistical analysis (Minitab), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), SolidWorks, value stream mapping (VSM), design for manufacturability (DFM), process failure mode effects analysis (pFMEA), and structured problem solving

Location: Hanover, NH and New Brighton, MN

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.

CURRENT ASSOCIATES OR TEMPORARY ASSOCIATES: Please apply via your internal Workday career account.

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