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 Robotics & Automation business unit, where we empower innovation through advanced technologies that enable intelligent automation across industries. At Novanta, we design and deliver integrated solutions that combine precision mechanics, smart sensing, and real-time control to help our customers build faster, safer, and more flexible robotic systems.
Novanta Robotics & Automation is a trusted partner to technology-driven original equipment manufacturers, offering application-specific components and subsystems that solve complex automation challenges. Our collaborative approach, cutting-edge engineering, and commitment to reliability make us a preferred choice for companies pushing the boundaries of robotics, industrial automation, and smart manufacturing.
We are growing and seeking a skilled, enthusiastic Field Applications Engineer to join our high-performance team. In this role, you will become a trusted technical advisor to our customers and a key support partner to our sales, marketing, and product management teams.
The successful candidate will demonstrate deep expertise in our servo drives products and integrated motion technologies, and how they are applied in
mission-critical motion control systems. You will play a pivotal role in helping customers achieve “design wins” by ensuring their end systems perform reliably and efficiently.
You’ll guide customers in understanding technical capabilities and selecting the best-fit solutions for their needs. Additionally, you will create compelling application content that enhances customer experience and drives long-term product line growth and success.
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.
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Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical, life science, and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary expertise and competencies in precision medicine, precision manufacturing, robotics and automation, and advanced surgery with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer proprietary technology solutions 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, the Novanta Growth System, and our customers’ success. Novanta’s common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “NOVT.”
If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team.