Manager, Quality Engineering

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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.

The Manager, Quality Engineering is a blended technical leadership and people management role responsible for ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. This position combines the responsibilities of a Senior Quality Engineer with frontline supervisory leadership, driving both engineering excellence and team performance.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead and manage quality engineering activities including design control, risk management, and validation

Supervise and coordinate daily activities of quality team members

Ensure compliance with regulatory and quality management system requirements

Conduct root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

Collaborate cross-functionally to improve product quality and reliability

Perform audits and identify areas for process improvement

Maintain quality records, reports, and trend analysis

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and team members

Drive cost of poor quality (COPQ) reduction initiatives

Foster team engagement, development, and retention

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

Bachelor’s degree in Quality Engineering, Engineering, or related field

Extensive experience in quality engineering or related roles

Prior supervisory or team leadership experience preferred

Strong knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements, and statistical tools

Proven ability to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Travel Requirements

Less than 10%

Physical Requirements

Lifting up to 50 pounds

Standing long periods of time

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay for this position is $109.500-179,900 per year depending on the geographic market.

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.

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