Work Flexibility: Hybrid

As a Staff Mechanical Engineer on Stryker’s Interventional Spine (IVS) business unit team within Stryker Instruments, you will design, develop, modify, evaluate and verify mechanical components for medical devices. You will work collaboratively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success.

To learn more about Stryker’s IVS portfolio click here: Stryker Interventional Spine

You will need to live within commuting distance to our Portage, Michigan office. You will need to be in the office 3-4 days a week and can work from home on other days.

What you will do

Independently research, design, develop, modify, and verify mechanical components for medical devices.

Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success.

Analyze and correct complex product design issues using independent judgment. Advance solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market and competitive offerings.

Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing. Apply detailed knowledge of clinical procedures to author design inputs. Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and with clinicians.

Be proficient with and mentor others in usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations.

Lead creation and refinement of engineering documentation, such as the Design History file.

Follow and mentor others on R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System.

Identify and support the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology.

Support and execute segments of complex multifunctional teams to advance projects through the design /development/launch process.

What you need

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

4+ years of work experience in R&D

Demonstrated mechanical engineering problem-solving skills

Experience with 3D CAD modeling (Creo Preferred)

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with customer centered designs

Experience in developing and optimizing complex designs for mechanical / electro-mechanical assemblies incorporating DFM principles

Experience in creating engineering drawings, models, applying GD&T and CAE tools to optimize the design

Experience with designing injection molded components

Adept to apply knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to product design

Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and have the ability to understand geometrical dimensioning and tolerancing

Ability to communicate moderate complexity plans and technical information to team members

Product Launch experience in the medical device industry or regulated industry

Technical leadership experience within a project with direct/indirect report(s) or mentorship experience

Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.