Quality Engineer, Robotics & Automation — Precision Systems

novanta; North Carolina; On-site; USD 95,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta in Apex, NC is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure our force torque sensor and tool changer products meet customer expectations. You will investigate non-conformances, analyze quality data, and collaborate across departments to drive risk reduction and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes compliance with ISO standards, problem solving, data-driven decision making, and support across the QA team and engineering groups. Physical requirements and travel are possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (except software) from an accredited institution, preferably mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a quality role in a manufacturing environment or 4 years in another role in a manufacturing environment.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer is a plus
• Experience working in an ISO 13485:2016 compliant Quality System is a plus

Responsibilities

• Create quality processes to assure compliance to customer, regulatory, and ISO requirements.
• Address customer and internal quality issues through problem solving techniques and corrective action.
• Recommend actions based on quality risk assessment of products and processes.
• Collaborate with the Design Group to prevent potential quality risk.
• Create quality plans for new product introductions.
• Track and analyze inspection data for trends to drive improvement actions.
• Participate in Lean Manufacturing initiatives such as Kaizen and defect reduction.
• Assess and recommend quality equipment to meet current and future needs

Skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Tools

ISO 13485

Job description

Novanta in Apex, NC is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure our force torque sensor and tool changer products meet customer expectations. You will investigate non-conformances, analyze quality data, and collaborate across departments to drive risk reduction and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes compliance with ISO standards, problem solving, data-driven decision making, and support across the QA team and engineering groups. Physical requirements and travel are possible.