Jobs at Novanta

Leads complex, cross-functional technical projects from planning through execution. Manages roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, resources, budgets, vendors, and stakeholder communications across multiple workstreams. Partners with engineering, operations, architecture, and business teams to translate technical requirements into execution plans and deliver projects on time and within scope. Applies Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or traditional project management methods and reports progress, risks, metrics, and decisions to leadership.

Supports month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities through journal entries, inventory reconciliations, excess and obsolete inventory analysis, manufacturing work order closure, cost variance analysis, and audit support. The role also facilitates cross-functional reviews and improves cost accounting processes and internal controls while collaborating with operations, supply chain, and finance teams.

Leads customer-facing engineering engagements for robotics and automation technologies. Partners with Sales to understand requirements, develops optimized technical solutions, translates needs into engineering specifications, supports prototyping and validation, mentors junior engineers, communicates value propositions, and collaborates cross-functionally on product development and application performance.

Leads the design and production release of inductive position sensors, encoders, and electric motors. Performs electromagnetic FEA, prototype validation, bench characterization, and simulation-to-test correlation. Develops technology roadmaps, evaluates emerging technologies, ensures regulatory compliance, and coordinates cross-functional project execution. Serves as a technical subject matter expert, mentors engineers, maintains documentation, and supports strategic planning and customer requirements.

Develops and maintains embedded firmware for Novanta products, implements product features and communication protocols, and contributes to motion-control algorithms and new product development. Responsibilities include testing, debugging, hardware collaboration, board bring-up, continuous integration libraries, code optimization, and technical documentation. Requires proficiency in C, bare-metal microprocessor development, MCU peripherals, real-time constraints, schematics, laboratory instruments, and version control. Occasional domestic and international travel is expected.

Drive strategic growth across complex OEM accounts by expanding customer relationships, identifying new opportunities, developing account strategies, and translating customer needs into scalable solutions. Build executive-level relationships, influence product and business strategy, and coordinate with engineering, operations, product management, and program teams. The role requires consultative selling, account planning, pipeline development, strong business acumen, CRM usage, and travel of up to 50%.

Leads Finance functional representation within a global SAP S/4HANA transformation. Responsibilities include harmonizing Finance processes, validating GL, AP/AR, assets, controlling, costing, and period-close designs; overseeing master data readiness, migration, testing, cutover, opening balances, reconciliations, go-live, and hypercare. The role partners with Finance leadership and stakeholders to ensure reporting, controls, compliance, and statutory requirements are reflected in the solution.

Plans manufacturing and customer fulfillment, maintains inventory schedules, analyzes material availability and production requirements, and coordinates with Manufacturing, Sales, Customer Care, and Product Management. The role revises plans based on schedule changes, expedites finished goods, addresses shortages and allocation issues, supports process improvements, and contributes to SIOP planning, inventory optimization, and supply-base reduction.

Lead the AdvanCloud platform team to define cloud-native architecture, drive scalable AWS deployments, oversee CI/CD and observability, translate product vision into technical plans, coordinate Agile delivery, support AI initiatives, ensure security/compliance, and collaborate with stakeholders and partners to deliver a mission-critical SaaS RFID platform.

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.

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.

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.

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.