Senior Staff Control Systems Engineer

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Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, US
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Work flexiblity: Onsite Req ID: R526585 Employee type: Full Time Job category: Engineering Travel: 10% Relocation: Yes

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Job description

As a Control Systems Engineer at Stryker, you will Lead in the design, development, modification, and evaluation of the manufacturing control systems. You will also translate user needs to design inputs/ specifications and produce architectural-level layouts and platform designs. This role is located in Kalamazoo, MI.

Who we want:

  • Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities.  
  • Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.  
  • Self-directed initiators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.


What you will do:

• Lead research, design, development, modification, and evaluation of medical device systems
• Apply and mentor others on advanced engineering theories, principles, and concepts
• Translate user needs to system requirements
• Create and modify complex system and test architectures
• Allocate and decompose requirements on a multi-disciplinary (electrical, mechanical, software) project using modeling, simulation, budgeting, or mathematical techniques
• Lead Concept Phase activities for a small project or collection of features
• Lead and guide in correction of complex product design issues
• Lead analytical study, including trade studies, sensitivity studies, optimization studies, performance assessments, and design assessments
• Lead system integration testing and verification activities
• Contribute to Product Risk Management activities, including identification of failures, mitigations, safety requirements, and design for safety
• Implement PLC based controls
Business Responsibilities:
• Contribute to competitive and market strategy by demonstrating in-depth knowledge of the market, customer dynamics and competitive offerings
• Apply strong understanding of clinical procedures to enhance product development
• Contribute and execute customer facing activities like voice of customer and customer centric design in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
Med Device Compliance:
• Mentor others as a business unit expert on the usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations
• Lead others to create and refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file and create more progressive technical content
• Contribute to R&D procedures and development of industry standards working closely with cross-functional business units

What You Need:

• Bachelor of Science in Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Biomedical Engineering

• 6+ years of post grad experience

• Experience in developing and optimizing complex systems
• Advanced knowledge of Requirements Management Tools and System Modeling Tools
• Ability to communicate complex plans and technical information to team members
Preferred Skills / Engineering tools:
• PLC programming, Ignition
• Experience with SysML and Model-based Systems Engineering
• Experience with SysML / MBSE software tools
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 and ISO 14971

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. Apply Now