Jobs at Novanta

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.

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.

Prepare quarterly and annual SEC filings, including financial statements, disclosures, MD&A, XBRL tagging, and EDGAR submissions. Research technical accounting matters under US GAAP and manage lease accounting under ASC 842. Execute close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, and schedules; maintain SOX internal controls; support internal and external audits; complete compliance filings and ad hoc projects.

Senior Quality Engineer responsible for quality, reliability, inspection, calibration, supplier quality, customer RMA investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement for optical encoder products. Leads root-cause analysis of electronic components and PCBAs using 8D, DMAIC, 5 Whys, and Ishikawa methods. Supports MRB, PPAP, FAI, NPI, risk assessments, validation, reliability reporting, compliance, supplier corrective actions, and test-equipment maintenance. Requires collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers.

Provide commercial contract negotiation and corporate legal support for a public, acquisitive manufacturing/tech company. Lead contracting process improvements and use of contract/AI technologies, advise on SEC/Nasdaq compliance, and support Tax, Treasury, Finance and corporate functions while partnering cross-functionally to manage legal risk and drive efficiency.

Lead investor relations for a publicly traded med‑tech company: develop and deliver the investor narrative, manage earnings/disclosures and SEC compliance, engage institutional investors and analysts, provide market intelligence to leadership, support capital markets and M&A communications, and prepare Board materials.

Lead revenue and margin forecasting, drive forecast accuracy, analyze performance and risks, ensure Order-to-Cash integrity, support month/quarter close, and improve cross-functional forecasting, reporting, and analytics across ERP systems.

Process end-to-end payroll for assigned populations ensuring accuracy, compliance with payroll/tax regulations and SOX controls. Manage wage garnishments, unemployment claims, time & attendance, payroll records, cross-functional collaboration, system testing, audits, and employee inquiries while supporting automation and AI-enabled improvements.

Own and standardize recurring transfer pricing processes: quarterly adjustments, documentation tracking, intercompany agreements, and forecast inputs. Support international tax matters (BEAT, FDII/FDDEI, GILTI, Pillar Two), coordinate with advisors, assist with tax filings and audits, and drive process improvements and automation.

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%.

Design and build Snowflake transformation layer and migrate legacy SQL to versioned dbt models. Define conformed dimensions/facts using Kimball principles, set modeling and CI/CD standards, implement data quality/lineage, support BI migration and AI/ML readiness, and mentor future hires. Hands-on work in dbt, SQL, and Python with stakeholder collaboration and governance for financial and operational data.

Lead and build a global marketing function to define positioning and the "store intelligence" narrative. Drive product marketing, demand generation, partner co-marketing, PR, analyst relations, events, and sales enablement. Scale marketing operations and build a high-performing global team to support a hardware+software platform transition.

Lead Novanta's enterprise AI vision: define strategy, prioritize use cases, evaluate foundation models, partner with engineering and data teams, oversee governance and model lifecycle, define infrastructure needs, and advise senior leadership to deliver measurable business impact.