Staff Design Electrical Engineer, R&D - NPD - Michigan, Portage 1941 Stryker Way

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Who We Are

Stryker is seeking to hire a Staff Design Electrical Engineer, R&D to support Instrument’s Interventional Spine new product development team.  IVS is a rapidly growing team that specializes in partnering with our Interventional Radiologist customers to develop innovative new products.  Our team is expanding, and we are looking for a dynamic up-and-coming engineer to spearhead new electrical subsystem designs on our next-generation programs.  In this role, you will have the opportunity to mentor and develop the skills of your junior peers, hone your electrical skills on challenging architectures, and to deliver amazing new products to the market. 

This role is hybrid, in Portage, MI with the expectation to come into the office 3 days a week. 

Stryker IVS

Who We Want

• Motivated product launchers. Engineers who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.
• User-focused creators. Engineers who design with the user in mind, developing medical devices that help change patients’ lives.
• Curious learners. Engineers who seek out practical methods and information to expand and enhance their ability.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

 What You Will Do

The Staff Design Electrical Engineer, R&D - NPD will design, develop, modify, and evaluate the development of medical devices that support our IVS product portfolios. This role is focused on new product development engineering; you will work collaboratively with customers, quality, sourcing and advanced operations partners to perform customer research, technology research, design, test, and documenting electrical components, architectures, systems, and products.

• Independently design and develop electrical components and sub-systems for medical devices.
• Develop and apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods.
• Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing.
• Conduct advanced problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements.
• Conduct and design research and studies to support advanced product design.
• Translate user needs to design inputs/specifications and produce advanced component and sub-system level designs.
• Analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment.
• Independently balance design tradeoffs while designing a component of the system.

• Advance solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market and competitive offerings.
• 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.

• Work cooperatively with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success as a leader on the team.
• Identify and support the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology.
• Support and execute segments of complex product development to advance projects through the design /development/launch process.
• 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 Electrical Engineering or related
• 4+ years of work experience

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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