Senior Electrical System and Project Engineer

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Job Summary

The Senior Electrical Project / System Engineer will be working at the frontier of embedded vision, Edge AI, RFID, and spectroradiometer technology in medical devices, robotics, and scientific instruments fields.

Primary Responsibilities

• Leading the robust design and optimization of all technical aspects of standard and customized products.
• Collaborating with sub-system leaders and influencing technical direction to meet customer, and JADAK business requirements.
• Driving collaboration with technical and commercial teams to design offerings, develop algorithms, and demonstrate working product-intent solutions.
• Leading continuous process improvement initiatives, identifying needs, and driving best practices
• Influencing the ongoing development of technology / product roadmaps and the execution of those strategies as needed.

Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies

The desired candidate will have :

• BS in Electrical Engineering degree and 7-10+ years of technical experience in an Engineering Discipline (Electrical Engineering or Electrical Systems Engineering).
• Demonstrated technical leadership in the creation and delivery of products including embedded systems for imaging, vision systems or RFID products.
• Exposure to Systems Engineering and embedded SW development best practices and continuous performance improvement efforts.

Desirable Skills :

• Hands-on, technical problem solving mind-set
• Growth mindset and desire for continuous improvement
• Strong individual and group problem-solving
• INCOSE certification a big plus
• Detail-oriented with ability to summarize and communicate effectively internally and with customers.
• Ability to understand / define testing approaches.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, global team environment.

Travel Requirements

Occasional travel. Less than 10% of work time a year.

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.

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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