Sr. Systems Engineer

Novanta Inc.; Village of North Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 107,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta Inc. is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to design and develop products that meet customer requirements. This role provides technical leadership across the development lifecycle, translating needs into actionable specifications.

You will oversee design, verification, and delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks and ensure on-time completion. Travel about 10-20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum a Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree.
• Experience delivering products at the system level including embedded systems.
• Experience with imaging, vision systems or RFID products is strongly desirable.
• Exposure to software and hardware development best practices and continuous improvement.
• Hands-on, technical problem-solving with both hardware and software.
• Strong communication and leadership across the organization.
• Ability to take requirements through test planning and test results.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to summarize and communicate internally and with customers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop products and systems that meet customer requirements.
• Provide technical leadership across the development lifecycle.
• Oversee product design and implementation, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Anticipate and mitigate technical risks; perform verification and validation testing.
• Mentor others in best practices and embedded systems technologies.
• Assist in recruiting new talent and collaborate with external partners/universities.

Skills

Embedded systems experience

Hardware/Software integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving mindset

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Electronics lab equipment

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 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.

Summary

The Sr. Systems Engineer is responsible for designing and developing products and systems that meet customer requirements. This role provides technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to translate customer needs into actionable technical specifications. Key responsibilities include overseeing product design and implementation, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget, anticipating and mitigating technical risks, and performing verification and validation testing. The position requires strong problem‑solving skills, technical expertise, and the ability to communicate effectively while fostering collaboration across teams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensuring robust design and optimization of all technical aspects of standard and customized products.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to clarify requirements and schedules
• Work in collaboration with team to architect solutions, develop algorithms, and demonstrate working solutions in embedded systems and PC applications.
• Refine and optimize solutions documenting design constraints, risks, schedule and cost.
• Organizing and reporting status and action plans to team and management.
• Ensuring design process and documentation requirements are met
• Contributing to continuous process improvement initiatives and driving best practices where needed.
• Supporting the ongoing development of technology / product roadmaps and the execution of those strategies as needed.
• Mentor others in developing best practices and emerging embedded systems technologies.
• Assist in recruiting new talent.
• Collaborate with external partners and universities as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelors of Science or Engineering degree
• Demonstrated experience in the creation and delivery of products at the system‑level including embedded systems.
• Experience with imaging, vision systems or RFID products strongly desired.
• Exposure to SW and HW development best practices and continuous performance improvement efforts.
• Hands‑on, technical problem‑solving mind‑set with both HW and SW
• Strong individual and group problem‑solving skills.
• Cross‑organizational communication and leadership
• Ability to take requirements to test planning to test results
• Detail‑oriented with ability to summarize and communicate effectively internally and with customers.
• Ability to use an oscilloscope and other standard electronics lab equipment.
• Ability to understand / define testing approaches.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, global team environment.

Travel Requirements

Occasional travel, approximately 10-20%

Physical Requirements

Mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer. Ability to use vison to read computer screen and read printed materials.

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay for this position ranges from $107,200 to 163,300 per year depending on the geographic region. Dependent on the position offered, annual bonuses and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of the compensation package. Novanta supports all aspects of your life’s needs. This position provides a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better. 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. Please call [phone] if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

Solving complex challenges, delivering innovations that matter! 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".