IT Application Engineer

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.

This position is part of IT Novanta’s Corporate and Shared Services global teams.  IT Corporate and Shared Services teams play an important role in executing the company’s strategic mission and operations.  Included in Corporate and Shared Services are the business functions including Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Development and Corporate Marketing.  The Corporate and Shared Services teams work closely with all Novanta business units to support operating initiatives contributing to the organization’s financial success.

Primary Responsibilities

•  Second Level Support for all IT Applications
•  Forwarding of non-resolvable support requests to third level support
•  Consultation with users and review of project requirements
•  Project management in cooperation with the technical project manager
•  Preparation and monitoring of project plans and project budget.
•  Reports to the project owner and/or steering committee
•  Customizing (customization) of applications to meet project objectives
•  Participation in the creation of project documentation
•  Management and supervision of external service providers within the project processing
•  Develops solution proposals for the technical further development of application software
•  Plans the update of application software in cooperation with the IT Infrastructure Team

Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies

•  Bachelor’s Degree in IT related field desired
•  Strong experience with Business Processes
•  Experience working in an Engineering and Manufacturing company; prior experience working with ERP (SAP, Oracle, etc.) strongly desired
•  Prior experience with Supply Chain processes desired
•  Professional experience in a consulting environment or in-depth IT application knowledge
•  Expert SQL Fluency (Well versed in CTEs and window functions)
•  Experience in project leadership and project management
•  Analytical, conceptual and process-oriented
•  Independent and team-oriented, communicative, assertive
•  Fluency in written and spoken English

Travel Requirements           

• Flexible as needed

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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