Intern Engineering

Novanta Corporation

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Apex, NC Until 10/3/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted August 4, 2026 Last posted August 4, 2026
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.

This position is part of Novanta’s ATI Industrial Automation business unit. ATI is the world’s leading developer of robotic end of arm technologies. ATI end-effectors enhance productivity and flexibility of robotic and automated solutions across a wide spectrum of industries through capabilities such as automatic tool changing, force-torque sensing, material removal, and more. Since 1989, their commitment to engineering excellence, superior quality, and customer-focused support drives them to innovate and continuously improve the most reliable automated solutions available.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Design and debug test hardware that is used to calibrate and test industrial robot tooling and subassemblies.
  • Develop test plans and procedures
  • Write test instructions.
  • Conduct functional and environmental testing of electronic components for industrial robot tooling.

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

  • Ability to read schematics.
  • Good understanding of analog and digital circuitry.
  • Ability to troubleshoot down to the component level.
  • Ability to solder.
  • Experience with standard measurement and test equipment.
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to convey technical information well.
  • Due to ITAR compliance, this position requires candidates to be a US citizen or green card holder
  • Min. GPA of 3.2

Management prefers:

  • Experience with Orcad Capture for schematics entry.
  • Experience with Spice simulation.
  • Experience with Agilent data acquisition systems.

Housing          

  • Fully furnished housing is provided at no cost to the student if they live out of state.

  • The salary for this role will range from $37,430 to $50,000 annually based on full-time employment. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to location, relevant skills, training, experience, education, etc.  
  • Certain roles may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation and/or long-term incentives. Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan. 
  • 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.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

About this role

Summary

Design, test, and troubleshoot hardware for industrial robot tooling.

Job title

Intern Engineering

Experience level

intern level

Industry

healthcare manufacturing

Location requirements

Apex, NC; onsite work; US citizen or green card needed

Salary

$37k–$50k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

read schematicsanalog circuitrydigital circuitrytroubleshootingsolderingmeasurement equipmentMicrosoft WordExcelcommunication

Preferred skills

Orcad CaptureSpice simulationAgilent data acquisition

Specializations

electronic testingcircuitrysolderingtest hardwareautomated solutions
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Apex, NC, USA

On-site City