Jobs at Novanta

Supports purchasing, vendor setup, supplier performance tracking, spend and cost analysis, inventory management, safety stock, MRP analysis, reporting, and supply chain metrics. Collaborates with Engineering, Quality, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams while contributing to continuous improvement, efficiency, cost reduction, and process optimization initiatives.

Lead import/export compliance and licensing decisions, ensure accurate classification and documentation, partner with global stakeholders to embed compliance into processes, support audits, and help evolve the global trade compliance programme.

Leads quality engineering activities, including design control, risk management, validation, audits, root cause analysis, and CAPA. Supervises quality team members, ensures regulatory and quality-system compliance, drives product reliability and continuous improvement, analyzes quality trends, reduces cost of poor quality, and mentors engineers. The role also supports team engagement, development, and retention.

Graduate Buyer supporting purchasing, supplier communications, purchase orders, inventory planning, procurement data analysis, cost reduction, and supplier performance management. The 24-month programme provides mentoring, ERP training, negotiation development, and international supply chain exposure, with a pathway into Buyer and Strategic Buyer roles.

Own global strategic OEM relationships for Novanta’s Advanced Surgery business. Drive revenue growth, design wins, account development, forecasting, pricing, contract negotiations, and new sales opportunities. Coordinate customer communications and project activities across product management, engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, and logistics. Develop custom solutions with internal teams and serve as the primary executive relationship owner for complex medical device accounts. The role requires approximately 30% international travel.

Manages strategic customer accounts through forecasting, quotations, order execution, pricing analysis, revenue planning, and issue resolution. Maintains accurate commercial data across ERP, CRM, and planning systems; coordinates cross-functional teams to resolve customer and operational issues; identifies risks and recommends corrective actions. Supports customer calls and business reviews, improves commercial processes, and coaches less-experienced team members. The role requires advanced Excel, commercial analysis, stakeholder management, and customer communication skills.

Manage cross-functional research and development projects from concept through product launch. Responsibilities include coordinating engineering, product management, procurement, sales, manufacturing, customers, and suppliers; tracking timelines, risks, issues, dependencies, actions, and resources; maintaining project documentation; leading meetings; supporting business reviews; and ensuring compliance with product development, quality, environmental, and safety requirements.

Design, develop, and optimize embedded C firmware for high-speed precision sensor technology. Implement signal-processing algorithms, control loops, and low-level communication protocols on microcontrollers. Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, systems, and software engineers; conduct integration testing using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers; support code reviews, documentation, manufacturing, and field troubleshooting.

Supports mechanical component, tooling, fixture, and prototype design using SolidWorks. Performs hands-on assembly, testing, troubleshooting, validation, tolerance analysis, and performance testing of electromechanical systems. Creates engineering documentation, drawings, test reports, assembly instructions, and bills of materials while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

Maintains controlled product documentation throughout the product lifecycle, managing engineering changes, BOMs, document releases, and transfers between Arena PLM and Oracle ERP. Reviews R&D project artifacts for ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 compliance, supports manufacturing engineering and pilot builds, and ensures documentation is accurate, traceable, accessible, and audit-ready.

Design, prototype, develop, and test mechanical systems, components, products, and fixtures. Analyze technical problems, recommend solutions, prepare technical documentation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to meet project goals. Apply design-for-manufacturing and design-for-testability principles while mentoring less experienced engineers and supporting projects within schedule and budget.

Supports the Control Engineering team in developing, testing, and maintaining control software for medical devices. Responsibilities include rapid prototyping studies, Simulink simulation tests, test setup development, automated test execution and evaluation, scripting, technical investigations, engineering documentation, and improving model-based development processes.

Leads global commodity and supplier strategies, executive-level negotiations, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and sourcing initiatives. Partners with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Program Management on new product introductions and cost reduction. Builds strategic supplier relationships and develops a high-performing supply chain team while driving continuity, competitiveness, analytics, and operational excellence across the Precision Medicine business.

Leads finance for a global Robotics and Automation business unit. Responsibilities include financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, planning, business partnering, pricing and profitability analysis, M&A modeling, Power BI reporting, process improvement, cost efficiency, resource planning, and operational decision support. The role builds finance capabilities, influences cross-functional leaders, and supports global manufacturing and R&D operations.

The Quality Engineer leads reliability validation, qualification, accelerated life testing, failure investigations, root cause analysis, and reliability modeling. The role analyzes manufacturing and field data, develops dashboards, supports new product introduction and manufacturing transfers, drives corrective actions, and contributes to customer audits and technical reviews while collaborating with global engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams.

Leads and develops a team of Customer Care Representatives, oversees daily customer support operations, monitors performance, resolves escalated issues, and drives continuous improvement. The role partners with Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve order management, customer satisfaction, service quality, retention, and operational efficiency through data, automation, and AI-enabled technologies.

Drive technical consultative sales across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France for engineered robotics and automation solutions. Responsibilities include developing OEM opportunities, managing strategic customer relationships, translating requirements into technical solutions, supporting design-in and qualification, delivering presentations, forecasting, negotiating agreements, and managing opportunities in Salesforce. The role targets robotics, medical technology, semiconductor, metrology, and advanced automation customers.

Lead complex, cross-functional technical programs from planning through execution. Manage roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, resources, budgets, vendors, and stakeholder communications across multiple workstreams. Translate technical requirements into execution plans and apply Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or traditional project methods. Coordinate engineering, operations, and business teams to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget.

Designs and develops customer-focused products and embedded systems, translating requirements into technical specifications and verified solutions. Provides technical leadership across design, implementation, testing, documentation, risk mitigation, roadmaps, and process improvement. Collaborates with customers, cross-functional teams, external partners, and universities while mentoring engineers and supporting recruitment. The role also develops algorithms, optimizes hardware and software solutions, and communicates project status, schedules, and costs.

Leads software development for regulated medical devices, providing technical direction, mentoring, requirements analysis, architecture, testing, code reviews, and complex defect resolution. Drives adoption of AI-supported development practices, maintains FDA and ISO/IEC-compliant documentation, develops internal standards, supports strategic decisions, and collaborates across teams. The role also supervises external developers, contributes to hiring and performance evaluations, and travels up to 10%.