Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations - Michigan, Portage 1941 Stryker Way

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Who we want: 

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data, and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
• Motivated product launchers. People who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What you will do: 

As the Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations (AO), you will execute the innovation and development of assigned project elements with an emphasis on the manufacturing process, technology, and procedures required to manufacture new products. Throughout the project, you will use the latest engineering techniques to reduce product time to market while adhering to regulatory requirements, project deadlines, and product costs. This role is located in Portage, MI.

• Work with a team to design and develop the manufacturing fixtures and equipment, assembly lines, and manufacturing procedures
• Work with vendors and suppliers to acquire production equipment
• Conduct advanced problem-solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements
• Ac as onsite go-to contact for transferring the production line from the R&D team to the Operations Team
• Collaborate with R&D, AO Teammates, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to ensure project success
• Support and execute segments of complex product development to advance projects through the design /development/launch process
• Identify and support the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology
• Contribute to product development from concept through release
• Deliver high-quality results with passion, energy, and drive to meet business priorities
• Build relationships and influence across the engineering groups within the business

What you need:  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, required 
• 4+ years of experience, required
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, product, and process design, preferred
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and have the ability to understand geometrical dimensioning and tolerancing, preferred
• Experience in an FDA-regulated or regulated industry, preferred

Travel Percentage: 20%

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.