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Business Unit Overview
Novanta designs, manufactures, and markets RFID readers and accessories, machine vision, optical scanners, high-precision customized subsystems, and optical subsystems.
Summary
As an Embedded Software Design Engineer (Firmware), you will be responsible for the design, development, engineering testing, integration, and maintenance of embedded software and firmware across multiple HW platforms.
Primary Responsibilities
Embedded Software & Firmware Development
- Design and develop embedded software and firmware using C/C++
- Deliver real-time and Linux-based embedded solutions
- Maintain and enhance existing firmware platforms
System Integration & HW Interaction
- Integrate firmware with hardware components, MCUs and peripherals
- Work with drivers, bootloaders and system initialization
- Analyze and debug HW/SW interaction issues
Testing & Debugging
- Perform bring-up, verification and debugging using lab equipment
- Optimize system performance and reliability
Collaboration & Other Tasks
- Work with HW, SW, and system teams
- Support debugging and validation activities
- Follow development processes and quality standards
- Maintain technical documentation and version control
Required Experience and Skills
- Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
- Min. 3+ years embedded software/firmware development experience
- Strong C/C++ knowledge
- Knowledge of RTOS and/or embedded Linux
- Understanding of MCU peripherals and protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet)
- Experience with versioning tools
- Strong written and spoken English skills
- Ability to read schematics and debug HW issues
- Experience with lab tools (oscilloscope, analyzers)
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Available to support occasional business travels (max. 10%)
Nice to Have Experience and Skills
- CI/CD (Jenkins, Docker, genicam)
- Unit tests, code coverage
- System requirements (Jama)
- Task tracking (Jira)
- Customer communication
- Leveraging AI to accelerate your productivity
- Experience with Python scripting
- Experience with Linux (development and tools)
- Familiarity with development for Windows and Android platform
Benefits
- Extra week of vacation (25 days/year)
- 5 sick days per calendar year
- 1 day of paid time off for charitable activities/year
- Flexi Pass vouchers with a nominal value of 1000 CZK/month
- Contribution to supplementary pension insurance 1000 CZK/month (after the probationary period)
- Flexible working hours (core 10 – 15:00)
- Every year, wages are reassessed from 1 April
- Meal vouchers in the form of a flat rate – monetary value (129,50 CZK/day)
- Monetary allowance for working from home (max. 2 days/week)
- MultiSport for only 300 CZK/month
- Bonuses for recommending a new employee up to CZK 110,000
- Free refreshments at the workplace (juice, hot drinks – great coffee, tea; healthy snacks and fruit/vegetables 2 times a week)
- Training, language courses, career advancement
- Dog-friendly office, Family-friendly environment
- Corporate events – Summer Party, Christmas Party, Family Day, SportDay, Board Game Afternoon, Meet & Greet and more
- Free parking for employees and shower at the workplace for athletes
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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.
Skills Required
- Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
- 3+ years embedded software/firmware development experience
- Strong C/C++ knowledge
- Knowledge of RTOS and/or embedded Linux
- Understanding of MCU peripherals and protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet)
- Experience with versioning tools
- Ability to read schematics and debug hardware issues
- Experience with lab tools (oscilloscope, analyzers)
- Strong written and spoken English skills
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Available to support occasional business travel (max. 10%)
- CI/CD (Jenkins, Docker, genicam)
- Unit tests and code coverage
- System requirements tools (Jama)
- Task tracking (Jira)
- Customer communication experience
- Experience leveraging AI to accelerate productivity
- Python scripting
- Experience with Linux development and tools
- Familiarity with Windows and Android development
Novanta Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novanta and has not been reviewed or approved by Novanta.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, HSA/FSA options, telemedicine, and access to on-site clinics in select locations. Plan details indicate broad healthcare support across core needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Programs include flexible or unlimited time off for many professional roles and a separate PTO structure for non-exempt roles. Paid parental, family, and medical leave are highlighted as substantial in the U.S.
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Retirement Support — A strong 401(k) match with immediate vesting is emphasized. This structure provides meaningful employer support for long-term savings.
Novanta Insights
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)
