Quality Engineer

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North Syracuse, NY
65K-96K Annually
Entry level
Appliances • Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
The Quality Engineer will enhance product and process quality by identifying opportunities for improvement. Responsibilities include conducting root cause analysis, reporting quality data, testing new products, and communicating with suppliers to ensure quality performance. The role involves fostering a Lean culture and supporting change management initiatives in manufacturing operations.
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Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

Job Summary

The position of JADAK Manufacturing and Quality Engineer is a specialized technical position with many challenges. We are seeking a motivated individual who can identify opportunities and efficiently implement changes, with a primary bias toward improving product and process Quality. You will also serve as the primary driver of the Quality performance of the Suppliers supporting the designated manufacturing area.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Assist and/or own failure root cause analysis and corrective actions tied to quality issues identified in/ originating from the supported area.
  • Creating forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality data
  • Testing and assessing the effectiveness, accuracy, or safety of new products
  • Communicate with suppliers, factories, and management teams through Daily Management, emphasizing being closer to the Gemba.
  • Verifying the accuracy or performance of the product and troubleshooting any problems or issues
  • Work with all levels of the operation to nurture a culture of Lean thinking & continuous improvement by providing a high level of support (collaborative problem-solving) for the ideas and pain points of the team
  • Lead/support change management initiatives affecting the manufacturing operations.
     

 Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferably mechanical or manufacturing
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Able to work independently, self-directed, and solutions oriented.
  • Sound organizational and planning skills with a solid attention to detail.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills (through all org levels)
  • Capable of reading schematics & drawings, GD&T

Compensation and Benefits

  • The base pay for this position ranges from $65,000 to $96,000 per year depending on the geographic region.
  • Dependent on the position offered, annual bonuses and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of the compensation package.
  • Novanta supports all aspects of your life’s needs. This position provides a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

Top Skills

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
The Company
Manchester
2,075 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Novanta delivers innovations that matter for its medical and advanced industrial OEM customers. If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team.

Here is a sample of the many exciting applications we serve:
• Innovations that ensure the safety of patients and efficient workflows in hospitals using our novel RFID technology
• Innovations in additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D metal printing, using our lightning fast lasers and laser beam steering sub-systems
• Innovations in minimally invasive surgery using our highly reliable insufflators, pumps and visualization systems
• Innovations in robotics and automation using our precision motors, encoders and drives for superior accuracy
• Innovations in smartphone production using our fast, accurate lasers and laser beam steering equipment along with our precision motion systems

The driving force behind our growth is the team of talented professionals who share our commitment to our values, and our passion for innovation and for our customers’ success.

Novanta has deep expertise in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation:

Precision Medicine and Manufacturing:
• Continuous wave, ultrafast and CO2 lasers, along with laser beam steering components and sub-systems
Brands: ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantum, Synrad

Medical Solutions:
Minimally Invasive Surgery:
• Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets; medical visualization systems, video processing and wireless imaging
Brands: NDS, Med X Change, Reach Technology, WOM
Detection & Analysis:
• RFID readers, machine vision solutions, barcode scanning, light and color measurement
Brands: JADAK

Robotics and Automation:
• Motors, encoders, servo drives, air bearing systems and integrated mechatronic solutions
Brands: ATI, Celera Motion (inc. Applimotion, Ingenia, MicroE, Zettlex, Westwind)

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