Novanta
novanta.com
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Motors, Drives & Motion Control
Machine Vision & 3D Cameras
Lasers & Laser Systems
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How Novanta hires
Truth index
A 87/100
Median time to fill
40 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
53%
Reposted roles
0%
Novanta scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 15 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 53% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 40 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Novanta is an American supplier of photonics, vision and precision motion components and subsystems to original equipment manufacturers in the medical and advanced industrial markets. Its products include lasers and beam delivery systems, encoders, motion control, and medical imaging and visualization subsystems, sold through a family of specialised engineering brands, and it is listed on Nasdaq. The company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
News
Bedford's Role in Advancing Technologies That Matter
By Sylvia Jarest, Sr. Director Human Resources Recently, Matthijs Glastra, CEO spent time with our team in Bedford, Massachusetts, providing an opportunity to highlight the expertise, technologies, and collaborative culture that make this site a key contr
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More Than a Meal: How Connection Strengthens Teams
By Vaughn Sommerseth, Materials Manager Sometimes the most meaningful moments at work happen away from conference rooms, production floors, and project plans. That was certainly true on August 21, when our team in Mukilteo, Washington, gathered for an emp
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AI in Software Engineering: Accelerating Innovation Through Human Expertise
By Dirk Pöhler, Software Engineering Manager For years, artificial intelligence was something software engineers built into products to solve specific problems. Today, AI is helping software engineers build software itself. Having worked with machine lear
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Continuous Improvement Is Not About Perfection
By Malte Hemmerich, Director Global Central Applications People often think continuous improvement is about finding the right solution and executing it flawlessly. My experience has taught me something different. Continuous improvement is about learning.
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The Technology Behind Minimally Invasive Surgery: How Insufflation and Smoke Evacuation Support Better Procedures
By: Johannes Tschepe When most people think about minimally invasive surgery, they picture the surgeon. What they often don't see is the technology working behind the scenes to create the conditions that make those procedures possible. Our Advanced Surger
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From Subject Matter Expert to People Leader: Why Great Teams Drive Innovation
By Vinay Karunakaran, Vice President & General Manager, Precision Beam Steering In technology-driven industries, expertise matters. My career began as an electrical engineer, designing circuits, solving complex technical challenges and developing solution
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Why AI Is Becoming a Valuable Partner in Medical Device Regulatory Work
By Ruslan Reva, MDR Manager When people discuss artificial intelligence, the conversation often focuses on efficiency. While AI certainly helps save time, what interests me most is its ability to help experts manage complexity and make better use of their
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When Seven Became Twenty-One: Building Manufacturing Capability Through Continuous Improvement
By George Germaine, Director of Global Quality Continuous improvement is often associated with solving problems. In reality, some of the most meaningful improvements happen when teams continue learning long after the initial solution has been defined. Tha
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Why High-Performing Teams Need More Than Expertise
Lessons from the Advanced Surgery R&D Leadership Team By Rainer Scholl, Senior Vice President, R&D When people think about high-performing teams, they often focus on expertise. While experience matters, our recent Cohesive Teams experience reinforced an e
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A Career Defined by Commitment: Celebrating Charlene Knorr's 47 Years at Novanta
By Taylor Anepete, HR Generalist Charlene Knorr, the longest-tenured employee at our site in Bedford, Massachusetts, recently celebrated an extraordinary milestone: 47 years with the company. As part of a surprise recognition, CEO Matthijs Glastra met wit
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Novanta over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
90
Postings analysed
60
Stack modernity
73/100AI adopter
Languages
Python37%
C++30%
C#10%
MATLAB10%
Frameworks & libraries
ROS3%
ASP.NET Core2%
Blazor2%
Dagster2%
Databases
Snowflake3%
Amazon Redshift2%
BigQuery2%
Google BigQuery2%
Cloud & platforms
Power BI13%
Windows10%
GitHub8%
AWS7%
AI & ML
LLM3%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$100k
Typical range
$18k – $308k
Open positions
44
28
Jobs
Intern
3.6%
Junior
14.3%
Middle
35.7%
Senior
21.4%
Staff
7.1%
Architect
17.9%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 1 | $50k | $50k |
| Junior | 4 | $58k | $46k – $121k |
| Middle | 10 | $91k | $50k – $125k |
| Senior | 6 | $161k | $85k – $180k |
| Staff | 2 | $139k | $130k – $148k |
| Architect | 5 | $248k | $175k – $308k |
Highest paying role
Head of Investor Relations
$308k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Novanta
By role, level and city, against the market · 44 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
78/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
122
32 opened / 39 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
40 days
faster than 33% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~13 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
25% ▲
Industrial Engineering
13% ▼
Operations
10% ▲
Hardware
8% ▼
Management
6%
Sales
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+12 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added AutoCAD to stack
Oct 2026
Added Splunk to stack
Sep 2026
New location: Taunton
Sep 2026
New location: Sonneberg
Sep 2026
New location: Ludwigsstadt
Sep 2026
New location: Přelouč
Sep 2026
Added Computer Use to stack
Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added DNS to stack
Sep 2026
Added Waterfall to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added UML to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
20
Hiring now
20
Countries
6
Busiest office
Bedford
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Bedford
United States
HQ
Bedford, MA
17 open roles 26 posted in 90 days 18% engineering 200-500 est. staff $118k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Hardware, Finance
Apex
United States
Regional office
Apex, NC
18 open roles 18 posted in 90 days 6% engineering 200-500 est. staff $106k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Finance, Operations
Barcelona
Spain
Regional office
Barcelona, Spain - Keonn
16 open roles 25 posted in 90 days 63% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Hardware, Backend, QA
Stockport
United Kingdom
Regional office
Stockport, United Kingdom
13 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 23% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Operations
Irvine
United States
Regional office
Irvine, CA
11 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $133k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Customer Success, Management
Berlin
Germany
Regional office
Berlin, Germany
10 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Early Careers, Backend
Syracuse
United States
Plant / site
North Syracuse, NY
6 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $170k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Operations
Rocklin
United States
Plant / site
Rocklin, CA
6 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $70k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Operations, Industrial Engineering
Brno
Czech Republic
Regional office
Brno
4 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Hardware, Finance, Operations
Přelouč
Czech Republic
Plant / site
Prelouc, Czech Republic
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 50-200 est. staff $18k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, QA, Field & Service
Suzhou
China
Plant / site
Suzhou, China
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Boston
United States
Bedford, MA
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $120k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Legal
Ludwigsstadt
Germany
Ludwigsstadt, Germany
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Newton
United States
Foxton, United Kingdom
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management, Operations
Sarasota
United States
Sarasota, FL
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $85k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
Taunton
United Kingdom
Taunton, United Kingdom
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Middleton
United States
Middleton, WI
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Mukilteo
United States
Mukilteo, WA
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Sonneberg
Germany
Sonneberg
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Dexter
United States
Dexter, MI
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff $150k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
Jobs
≈ $61k – $174k per year (Estimated) • In office • Part-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Berlin
Python
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
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≈ $40k – $93k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • Master's Degree • Barcelona
Python
C++
RTOS
CI/CD
Robotics
EtherCAT
CANopen
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≈ $26k – $73k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Barcelona
Python
PowerShell
Splunk
Azure
AWS
Cybersecurity
SIEM
DLP
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≈ $108k – $198k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bedford
Python
C++
MATLAB
GitHub
Management
Jira
Agile
Kanban
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≈ $48k – $140k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Barcelona
CI/CD
AWS
Platform Engineering
Management
Agile
Scrum
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≈ $79k – $156k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Berlin
C++
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≈ $37k – $85k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Brno
C++
Git
Linux
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$80k – $115k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Bedford
Python
Verilog
SQL
C#
VHDL
Oracle
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≈ $16k – $45k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Barcelona
DNS
Cryptography
OpenSSH
Management
Freshdesk
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≈ $36k – $87k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Barcelona
Python
JavaScript
PHP
MariaDB
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
Amazon EC2
GitHub
Amazon S3
IAM
Linux
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$121k – $180k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Bedford
Python
C++
MATLAB
EtherCAT
Chips/EDA
LTspice
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Financials
Total raised
$164k
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2018 | $164k | Details |