Automation Test Engineer - Precision Photonics Systems

novanta; Stockport; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta in Stockport, UK, is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to design and build automated test systems for high-volume photonics products. You will develop test software, analyze data, and debug production testers to improve yield and product quality.

Join a hands-on role within Novanta's Laser Technologies team, collaborating with operators, R&D, and quality to drive continuous improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 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 in time and frequency domains.

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 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.

Skills

LabVIEW

Automated tests

Hardware debugging

SQL

Data acquisition

Programming

Embedded systems

Education

BSc in Electrical Engineering

Tools

NI hardware

PXI

DAQ

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Novanta in Stockport, UK, is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to design and build automated test systems for high-volume photonics products. You will develop test software, analyze data, and debug production testers to improve yield and product quality.

Join a hands-on role within Novanta's Laser Technologies team, collaborating with operators, R&D, and quality to drive continuous improvements in a fast-paced environment.