Staff Engineer, Advance Operations

About the role

Join Stryker as a Staff Engineer focused on advancing innovative medical products from concept to market. You will apply engineering expertise, design validation, and process development within a regulated environment to deliver high‑quality solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop new products, components, and systems based on functional requirements.
• Create and maintain engineering drawings, models, specifications, and bills of materials using CAD/CAE tools.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate design verification, validation, and fitness‑for‑use testing activities.
• Develop and implement process formulations, methods, controls, and validation plans to meet quality requirements.
• Analyze design performance, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and cost throughout development.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and technical specialists to optimize designs.
• Review product development requirements and assess compatibility with manufacturing methods, schedules, and cost targets.
• Recommend, document, and implement engineering improvements and technical solutions based on data analysis.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in product development, design engineering, or process engineering.
• Experience with product design, testing, validation, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency with CAD or CAE software for modeling, design, or analysis.
• Experience in a regulated industry (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, automotive, or healthcare manufacturing) is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of quality systems, design controls, and engineering change management processes.

Required skills

• CAD
• CAE
• Process validation
• Quality systems
• Design controls
• Engineering change management

What we offer

• Annual salary range $77,700 – $129,500 USD.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and critical illness insurance.
• Financial benefits such as HSA, FSA, 401(k), ESPP, and life insurance.
• Opportunities to work on innovative MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics, and Spine products impacting millions of patients.