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

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