Job Description

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.

This position is part of Novanta’s ATI Industrial Automation business unit. ATI is the world’s leading developer of robotic end-of-arm technologies. ATI end-effectors enhance the productivity and flexibility of robotic and automated solutions across a wide spectrum of industries through capabilities such as automatic tool changing, force-torque sensing, material removal, and more. Since 1989, their commitment to engineering excellence, superior quality, and customer-focused support drives them to innovate and continuously improve the most reliable automated solutions available.

Summary

As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll interrogate and enhance the designs of existing mechanical products and systems. You’ll focus on designing cost reduction solutions while ensuring the functionality and quality of our products. Your role will also involve investigating existing product challenges and implementing improvements that ensure customer satisfaction.

Primary Responsibilities

• Implementing product improvement and cost savings projects for legacy products
• Investigating technical problems, proposing solutions, and making recommendations.
• Designing, prototyping, developing, and testing mechanical systems and components for customer-driven product development projects.
• Preparing and reviewing technical documentation, specifications, and reports.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams and clients to achieve project goals on time and within budget.

General Tasks

• Maintain strict compliance with the quality, environmental and occupational health and safety regulations and implementation of the instructions of the QEHS officer.

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field with 2-5 years’ experience in mechanical design and testing.
• Be proficient in using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for design and modeling, preferably SolidWorks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ASME Y14.5 – 2009 Standards (GD&T)
• Demonstrated ability to design-for-manufacturing and design-for-testability.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Effective project management, communication, and presentation abilities.
• Ability and willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and practices
  

Travel Requirements

• Less than 10%
  

Physical Requirements

• Lifting up to 50 pounds

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.