As a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer on Stryker’s Sage new product development team, you will be charged with applying sound engineering practices while designing and developing new medical devices supporting the mission of Sage – creating simple interventions with extraordinary outcomes. You will be involved throughout the entire product development cycle from concept to launch, working closely with other disciplines within R&D to ensure products are developed effectively, safely and efficiently.

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You will need to live within commuting distance to our Cary, Illinois office. You will need to be in the office 3 days a week (Monday-Wednesday) 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, Biomedical Engineering or related discipline

• 4+ years of work experience in R&D

• Has experience with the early concept product development process. Able to give guidance for product development to less experienced engineers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 communicate moderate complexity plans and technical information to team members

• Advanced sketching and/or 3D software skills (CREO preferred)

• Direct knowledge of the manufacturing methods used for our products, including injection molding, sewing, and high-speed automated assembly.