Senior CAD/CAE Designer, R&D - Michigan, Portage 1941 Stryker Way

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Work Flexibility: Hybrid (Monday - Thursday in office, Friday optional WFH)

Shift: Flexible

Come join Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies who, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine!

Who We Want:

User-focused creators. People who imagine with the user in mind, developing technology that helps change patients’ lives.

Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond, by identifying root causes, evaluating optimal solutions, and recommending comprehensive solutions to prevent future issues.

Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvements across the business.

What You Will Do:

As a Senior CAD/CAE Designer in Orthopaedic Instruments, you will prepare product designs, layouts, drawings, BOMs, design fixtures and equipment/software according to engineering specifications.  Using appropriate design software systems and internal processes, you will translate design inputs into features and outputs ensuring optimal manufacturability, and compliance to regulatory and quality systems are achieved.​​​​​​ Additional responsibilities may require you to:

• Coordinate with appropriate units of the business to evaluate outputs and deliverables for integrity, function, durability, and manufacturability.
• ​Review engineering documents and supporting documents to verify design integrity and adherence to company and industry standard.
• ​Analyze documentation and confer with engineering staff to resolve details not completely captured or defined in specifications.
• ​Use CAD or appropriate software tools to manipulate models and designs to meet new specifications as required.
• ​Submit engineering drawings and documentation through appropriate control and approval processes.
• ​May write or support engineering change order for R&D. 
• ​Interact with internal stakeholders to facilitate the delivery of prototypes and models.
• Contribute to assembly, test, and design analysis.

What You Need:

• High School Diploma with 15+ years of work experience
• OR Associate’s degree/ Technical Certification with 10+ years of work experience
• OR Bachelor’s degree (plus any additional years of relevant work experience required for the position)
• 4+ years CAD or CAE or software experience
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Engineering Graphics or related curriculum preferred
• Excellent mechanical design solving skills
• Excellent CAD or related software skills

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.