Manufacturing Engineer

Company: Novanta Inc.
Location: Rocklin
Posted on: April 2, 2021

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 serve as a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide, engineering 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 a global organization with offices located throughout EMEA, The Americas and Asia Pacific. Novanta is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ under symbol NOVT. Business Unit Overview: This position is part of Novanta's Celera Motion business unit. Derived from the Latin word "celer" for quick and swift, the name Celera reflects our commitment to delivering motion control solutions that accelerate our customers' ability to deliver innovative solutions to their markets. Celera Motion's cohesive vision, superior technologies, consultative team approach and best-in-class reliability make us the trusted partner in solving the most challenging motion control problems. Celera Motion's precision component and subsystem solutions solve application-specific challenges for technology-driven original equipment manufacturers from a range of markets. Primary Responsibilities: Design and implement tools, fixtures, methods, and procedures to ensure product consistency, and improve process efficiency. -- Evaluate current situation, recommend design changes and/or implement test or manufacturing process improvements (including preventative maintenance) to improve production quality and increase throughput. -- Lead teams working to develop, deploy, and sustain lean manufacturing processes. Tasks include the implementation of Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Standard Work, Problem Solving and other lean concepts to create a robust culture of continuous improvement and manufacturing efficiency. -- Active participation in the Stage Gate Process to ensure that documented end point requirements, software, and customer-specific methods are transferred to manufacturing prior to production volume launch. -- Implementation of checkpoints that ensure compliance with documented requirements, and continuously improve quality in conjunction with product, design and quality engineering. -- Develop, implement and maintain manufacturing, preventive maintenance and inspection methods. -- Effectively communicate with Production and Engineering personnel to ensure agreed upon actions are completed on time and satisfy expectations. -- Prioritize tasks and projects based on commitments and product schedules. -- Prepare quality reports for production -- Perform failure mode analysis and implement corrective action for production and customer returns. -- Participate in DFM reviews, ECO reviews, and models builds; recommend manufacturability improvements. -- Assist in training manufacturing and inspection personnel as required; -- ISO 9000: Institute the necessary documentation and controls to maintain certification to these standards -- Act as technical liaison for supplier corrective action, production, materials, engineering, and production planning; -- Increase productivity by recommending alternative processes and tooling that meet design objectives. -- Adhering to company policies and procedures. -- Responsible for assuring safety in all areas of responsibility.

• Accepting other tasks as assigned. -- Strict compliance with the quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations. Implementation of the instructions of the quality / environmental management representative and the occupational safety specialist. Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies:
  • Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card) due to ITAR - no exceptions
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering
  • 5+ years Manufacturing Engineering experience or equivalent.
  • Experience designing tooling used in production environment
  • Familiarity with the tools used to design products (i.e. Solid Works, AutoCad, etc.)
  • Communication
  • Organizational Skills
  • Data Analysis
  • Results Driven
  • Technical Capacity
  • Attention to Detail/Thoroughness
  • Time Management
  • Experience with electronics potting and motor assembly in a production environment
  • Experience programming and using coordinate measuring machines (CMM)
  • Training in lean manufacturing or exposure to lean concepts with a business that practices lean manufacturing.
  • Knowledge of statistical process analysis and control (SPC) to reduce variability and improve yields.
  • Able to work from specifications, technical manuals, schematics, and verbal / written instructions
  • Good mechanical aptitude.
  • Manual dexterity to demonstrate skills required to perform precision assembly Travel Requirements:
    • 10%-25%, as-needed
    • Visiting Customer Sites for requirements gathering and/or problem solving
    • Visiting Suppliers for Supplier Selection & Qualification, solving problems and developing Suppliers Full time R002570 About Us Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary technology expertise and competencies in photonics, vision and precision motion with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer core components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers' demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation and customer success. Novanta's common shares are quoted on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NOVT".

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