Manufacturing Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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:
• 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!
• Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

Benefits

Additional Information

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. Manufacturing Test Engineer Location: Stockport, UK Precision Manufacturin g 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

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