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Novanta Corporation
Quality Engineer II
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What they do
A Supplier Quality Engineer manages relationships with suppliers with a focus on improvement of product quality. Performs audits to ensure compliance with quality standards of their organization and regulatory standards.
$113,968 / year median in California
-2% projected decline
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. Novanta is looking for our next Quality Engineer II , come support product and process quality across the Robotics & Automation business, with a primary focus on mechatronic and electronic systems. This role leads quality investigations, continuous improvement initiatives, and supports new product development programs while maintaining a strong customer focus. Responsibilities include management of incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities; hands-on metrology support including CMM programming and data analysis; and ownership of RMA investigations from field intake through root cause analysis and corrective action. The position partners closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customers to ensure products meet specifications, ISO 9001 requirements, and long-term reliability expectations. About the Team The Robotics & Automation team develops precision motion, sensing, and control subsystems used in industrial, medical, semiconductor, and life sciences applications. The team works closely with OEM customers to design and integrate application-specific solutions that enable accurate, repeatable, and reliable system performance. Work spans hardware, electronics, embedded software, and systems engineering with global collaboration across multiple regions. Key Responsibilities Customer Quality Lead customer complaints and RMA investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions Communicate findings using structured problem-solving methods (e.g., 8D, 5-Why) Maintain and improve RMA processes to reduce cycle time and warranty cost Support customer audits, scorecards, and recurring quality reviews Serve as the quality representative during customer escalations Operational Quality Lead quality improvement initiatives (Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma) Support MRB activities and scrap-reduction efforts Own process capability initiatives (SPC, Cp/Cpk) Lead complex cross-functional root cause investigations Supplier Quality Drive supplier corrective actions from identification through closure Lead APQP and PPAP activities Conduct supplier audits and support supplier qualification Act as technical quality contact during supplier escalations Quality Controls & Systems Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities Define risk-based sampling plans and First Article Inspection requirements Program, operate, and troubleshoot CMM equipment Support and lead internal