Manufacturing Software Engineer
Novanta Inc.2 months ago
Bedford, MA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$80k - $115k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, document, sustain, refresh, and simplify manufacturing test software, equipment, procedures, and test strategies.
- Support Encoder Test, Interpolator Test, and complex analog and digital positioning-system testing.
- Capture and analyze test-failure data using LabVIEW, SQL Server, Excel, Access, and Minitab, then implement corrective actions and countermeasures.
- Manage and interact with test databases to capture and extract relevant production data.
- Evaluate PWBA designs and implement cost-effective testing strategies.
- Participate in Stage Gate, DFM, ECO, model-build, acceptance-testing, and manufacturing-transfer activities.
- Improve production quality, throughput, manufacturability, and process efficiency through equipment improvements, preventative maintenance, and lean manufacturing practices.
- Perform failure analysis for production and customer returns and help establish processes supporting ISO 9000 and ISO 13485 certification.
- Assist with training manufacturing and inspection personnel and communicate with Production and Engineering teams to complete commitments on schedule.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or similar experience.
- At least 3 years of related experience troubleshooting and sustaining production equipment.
- Experience programming with LabVIEW and SQL Server.
- Knowledge of digital and analog hardware.
- Experience with source-control tools such as SVN.
- Ability to work from specifications, technical manuals, schematics, and verbal or written instructions.
- Good mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity for precision assembly.
- Preferred experience with Verilog or VHDL, Python, C#, C for embedded systems, Altium, ERP systems, and Oracle.
- Preferred training or exposure to lean manufacturing and knowledge of statistical process control and analysis.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, communicate effectively, and meet product schedules.
Benefits
- Annual salary range of $80,000 to $115,000 for full-time employment.
- Medical, financial, and other benefits supporting employees’ quality of life.
- Less than 10% travel.
- Light work involving movement of objects up to 20 pounds.
- Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace with disability accommodations available.
About Novanta Inc.
Novanta Inc. designs and manufactures precision photonics, motion control, vision, and laser subsystems used by medical, life‑science, and advanced industrial OEMs. Its products support applications from minimally invasive surgery and robotics to 3D metal printing, sold as engineered components and integrated sub-systems to equipment makers. The company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts and is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker NOVT, with global operations across the Americas, Europe, and Asia‑Pacific.