Senior Electrical Engineer - Neurosurgical R&D

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Portage, MI, 49002, US
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Work flexibility: Hybrid Req ID: R574310 Employee type: Full Time Job category: Engineering Travel: 10% Relocation: Yes

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Job description

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will be part of multidisciplinary R&D team where you will own the electrical hardware design for complex neurosurgical consoles.


Learn more about our Neurosurgical products: https://www.stryker.com/us/en/nse.html


What You Will Do


  • Design and develop electrical components and sub-systems for medical devices
  • Apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods
  • Conduct or design prototyping and bench testing
  • Conduct problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements
  • Conduct research and studies to support product design
  • Translate design inputs to engineering specifications and produce component and sub-system level designs
  • Follow fundamental industry standards, design requirements and test strategies which apply to regulatory requirements
  • Create or refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file
  • Follow R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System
  • Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success as a key member of the team, collaborating with others and solidifying relationships


What You Need (Required Qualifications)


  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline
  • 2+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience


Preferred Qualifications


  • Working knowledge of electrical design process, electrical components, and manufacturing methods
  • Ability to interpret, analyze, and test electrical designs
  • Proficiency with design and concept generation CAD, CAE, or simulation tools
  • Ability to apply analysis tools and statistical methods
  • Knowledge of system components and associated requirements
  • Understanding of the system lifecycle and effects of design choices on the system
  • Quickly process and assimilate procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology required
  • Work on complex problems, applying advanced experience and learnings
  • Demonstrate ownership and prioritize work with minimal supervision
  • Build relationships and influence among peers


About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technology, driven by a purpose that goes beyond engineering: making healthcare better for patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems around the world.


What makes Stryker stand out is the opportunity to combine meaningful purpose with some of the most challenging engineering problems in healthcare. Our engineers develop technologies that are used in critical moments every day, where performance, reliability, and innovation truly matter.

At Stryker, you will work alongside talented engineers, clinicians, scientists, and business leaders to turn complex customer needs into products that improve patient and healthcare outcomes. We provide the scale and resources of a global medical technology leader while giving engineers the opportunity to own technical problems, influence product strategy, and see their ideas become real products in the hands of customers.


If you are looking for a place where your technical expertise can have a direct impact on patients, customers, and the future of healthcare, Stryker offers an opportunity few engineering organizations can match.


$77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual



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. Click here to learn more about: US Stryker employee benefits

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics 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.

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