Staff Electrical Design Engineer, Sustainment - Michigan, Portage 1941 Stryker Way

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

It’s Time to Join Stryker!

Who We Want

Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

Dedicated achievers. Relentless about quality, people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

Curious learners. People who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to be ready for what’s next.

What You Will Do

As the Staff Design Engineer – Electrical Sustainment, you will work with other product engineers, R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to ensure success. You will mentor others and independently develop, modify, evaluate, and verify electronic components for medical devices. This is a unique opportunity to learn all areas of Stryker and to work with a variety of products. The project timeline is fast paced, and you will work to solve problems and create efficiencies within the Finished Goods Operations product lines.

Technical Responsibilities:

• You will work with suppliers to independently modify and update the design of electrical components and sub-systems for medical devices.
• You will develop and apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods.
• You will conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing.
• You will conduct advanced problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements.
• You will conduct and design research and studies to support advanced product design.
• You will Interpret user needs to update design inputs and specifications, then produce advanced component and sub-system level designs.
• You will analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment.
• You will independently balance design tradeoffs while designing a component of the system.
• You will evaluate eBOMs for high-risk component availability concerns, as well as, identifying potential cost savings opportunities.

Business Responsibilities:

• You will help maintain product lines by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs and market challenges.
• You will proactively identify and address upcoming component availability concerns across the Stryker Instruments portfolio.

Med Device Compliance:

• You will use industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable regulations.
• You will lead the creation and refinement of engineering documentation, such as the Design History file.
• You will follow R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline required
• 4+ years of related work experience required

What We Would Love That You Have

(Preferred Qualifications) (You do not need all of these)

• Advanced understanding of electrical components and manufacturing methods including common failure modes.
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and test electrical designs.
• Working knowledge of the electrical design process.
• Proficiency in the use of CAD and/or other circuit design and analysis tools to design.
• Knowledge of standard technologies used in industry.
• Ability to interpret and analyze system drawings with basic Mechanical/Software/Electrical Interactions.
• Knowledge of sub-system, system, and environmental interactions and how to design to them.
• Understands the advanced theory and methods of component engineering and can apply them independently
• Ability to understand industry trends and utilize industry standard tools (e.g silicon expert) to identify end of life cycle components.
• Understanding of different component parameters and their technical significance
• Ability to find alternative components by performing parametric comparison with existing components.
• Proficiency in circuit schematics with ability to run electrical simulations to propose right alternates.
• Proficiency in documentation and data analysis with sound understanding of change control process.

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.

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