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Manufacturing Test Engineer
Location: Stockport, UK
Precision Manufacturing
Role Summary:
You will design and build automated test systems that directly improve product quality and manufacturing yield for high‑volume, precision photonics products. This is a hands‑on engineering role with real impact on production efficiency and customer outcomes.
Why this role matters
Novanta's Precision Manufacturing products sit at the heart of mission‑critical applications, from medical devices to advanced manufacturing. As a Test Engineer, your work ensures galvanometers, scan heads, servo boards and subsystems perform to specification, every time, at scale. Your tests and software directly influence:
- Product reliability and consistency
- Manufacturing throughput and yield
- Data‑driven design and process improvement
What you will do:
- Design, build, document and maintain automated test equipment for production.
- Develop test software for data acquisition, simulation, control, and quality control.
- Analyse test data to drive product and test improvement.
- Debug production testers and manufacturing fixtures for galvanometers and high‑precision scan heads.
- Work closely with operators, supervisors, R&D, quality and manufacturing engineering.
- Identify and implement yield, usability and productivity improvements.
- Ensure compliance with quality, environmental and occupational safety requirements.
What you will bring
Core Experience
- Professional LabVIEW development in a production environment.
- Hands‑on design and support of automated test systems.
- Strong hardware troubleshooting and debugging capability.
- SQL database programming and maintenance.
- Data acquisition and signal processing, time and frequency domains.
Technical Breadth
- Analog and digital circuit design and analysis.
- Test instruments, signal conditioning, power electronics.
- National Instruments hardware, PXI, DAQ, RIO.
- One or more of Python, C++, C#, MATLAB, VB, .NET.
- PLCs, embedded systems and microcontrollers.
- CAD and technical documentation.
Education
- BSc in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Mechatronics, Robotics, Applied Physics, or related engineering discipline.
Ways of Working
- Data‑driven and practical.
- Comfortable operating independently in a fast‑paced environment.
- Clear communicator with engineers and production teams.
- Proactive about continuous improvement.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience across quality control, R&D or manufacturing engineering.
- Project leadership or informal team leadership exposure.
- Experience supporting high‑volume production testers.
Precision Manufacturing and Novanta:
The teams within Novanta's Precision Manufacturing business segment invent and produce beam steering and optical scanning solutions used globally in medical and advanced industrial systems. As part of Novanta, a NASDAQ‑listed technology group, you will work within a stable, international engineering organisation with long‑term investment in precision technology.
Interested?
If you enjoy building test systems that solve real manufacturing problems, this role is worth a conversation. Reach out to Rebecca Pelham to find out more!
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.
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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.
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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)
