Sr. Project Engineer R&D Packaging - Tennessee, Arlington 11576 Memphis Arlington Rd

Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

Who we want

• Self-directed individuals. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes
• Articulate communicators. Individuals with a natural ability to communicate complex concepts into easily understandable ideas both verbally and in written format. Enjoys maintaining meticulous documentation of reports, metrics, proposals and presentations
• Problem solvers. Curious-minded achievers who resolve complex problems where precedent may not have previously existed
• Engaging mentors. Natural teachers who can create learning environments for less experienced engineers

What you will do

The Senior Packaging Engineer leads the packaging development or maintenance of smaller projects or supports the packaging development of larger projects. Serve as a project mentor to other engineers under minimal supervision. Participate on cross-functional design teams to maintain existing design, address design issues or develop new packaging's according to given design or change control procedures.

• Work with Program Managers and oversee technical teams to ensure project plans adhere to agree upon timelines and within the scope of the NPDP (New Product Development Process)/Maintenance (ECR) guidelines
• Implement  state-of-the-art packaging concepts, technical solutions, international standardization and requirements (ISO, ASTM) into packaging development, work instructions and mentorship
• Prepare packaging performance testing and agree acceptance criteria with biomechanical laboratories
• Support the workflow of packaging engineers within the scope of assigned projects
• Interacts with sub-suppliers for definition of packaging designs and generation of prototypes
• Utilize advanced knowledge of the surgical procedure and relationships with clinical advisors to develop innovative solutions to solve problems and satisfy customer needs
• Maintain relationships with key design consulting groups to recognize and anticipate industry trends and user needs
• Gather input for design and evaluation of new packaging concepts and designs through adequate customer and user groups, such as sales force, hospital handling staff, nurses, surgeons
• Partner with test laboratory/device evaluation on test method development and reliability testing. Support in implementing learnings into guidelines

What you need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or related technical field
• 2+ years of product design or packaging experience

Preferred

• Medical device industry experience
• Packaging design development experience
• Demonstrated familiarity of design/change controls within a regulated industry
• (e.g. onePLM).

$75,300.00 - $156,900.00 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

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.