Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D - New Product Development

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As a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer on our Stryker’s Orthopedic Instruments new product development team, you will be charged with applying sound engineering practices while designing new products and technologies used in surgery. Staying close to our customers and collecting valuable insights into product performance and features will be critical to success. You will have an active role in everything from brainstorming new concepts to commercialization and manufacturing scale-up.

To learn more about Stryker’s Orthopaedic Instruments portfolio click here: Orthopaedic Instruments (https://www.stryker.com/us/en/portfolios/medical-surgical-equipment/power-tools-and-cutting-accessories.html)

You will need to live within commuting distance to our Portage, Michigan office. You will need to be in the office 4 days a week (Monday-Thursday) 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
• 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
  
  

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

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.