Staff Electrical Engineer, R&D

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  • Portage, MI, 49002, US
  • United States of America-Michigan-Grand Rapids
  • United States of America-Michigan-Kalamazoo
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Work flexibility: Hybrid Req ID: R564993 Employee type: Full Time Job category: Engineering Travel: 20% Relocation: Yes

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Who We Want

Are you an Electrical Engineer looking to join a team of new product innovators who specialize in partnering with the world’s top neuro and spine surgeons to revolutionize patient outcomes?

Our global team is looking for a Staff Electrical Design Engineer who is passionate about pushing the boundaries of what is possible by collaborating across the globe with other worldclass engineers.

In this role, you will be part of multidisciplinary team where you will be tasked with owning the electrical hardware design for complex handheld powered devices used in cranial and spinal procedures.  


What You Will Do

  • Define and maintain system-level electrical architecture, ensuring alignment across hardware, software, and product interfaces

  • Provide technical direction, mentorship, and design oversight to 1-2 electrical engineers across the team

  • Identify and proactively mitigate technical risks across the electrical subsystem

  • Independently design and develop various electronic components including schematic and layout of circuit boards and wire harnesses

  • Develop, review, and execute electrical system test methods using the appropriate equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers)

  • Lead creation and refinement of technical design documentation including drawings, design descriptions, requirements, and stackup calculations

  • Interface with manufacturers to develop manufacturing test specifications

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

  • Deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities

What You Need

Minimum (Required Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in EE or related discipline & 4+ years of work experience.

  • Demonstrated schematic design, PCBA layout, and circuit modeling competency.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience owning the electrical development of medical devices or similar regulated products

  • Advanced understanding of the design of complex components and sub-systems

  • Ability to apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods

  • Advanced understanding of manufacturing and testing methods

  • Ability to apply standard technologies used in industry

  • Ability to perform complex electrical stack-ups

  • Understanding of statistical methods

  • Advanced knowledge of sub-system, system, and environmental interaction


$89,300 - $148,800 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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