Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations - Michigan, Portage 3800 East Centre Ave

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. Stryker Medical offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including reconstructive, medical, and surgical, neurotechnology, and spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives.

We are looking to hire a Staff Engineer for the Advanced Operations team to support Medical Division, Acute Care Business Unit with a primary focus on launching new productions focused on patient support and patient environment products. As the Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations you will have the opportunity to work on the design transfer of new products from research through development and on into production. This is a hybrid role based out of Portage, MI.

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.
•  Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues. 
• Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
• Motivated product launchers. People who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.

What You Will Do:

• Provide engineering support for new product and process introductions, ensuring that all activities are completed and documented in accordance with the Stryker new product development procedures
• Project manage the introduction of new capital equipment and support the associated qualification and validation activities
• Evaluate process layouts in terms of supporting new process integration while ensuring best utilization of floor space ensuring optimum process flow
• Ensure quality of process and product as defined in the appropriate operation and material specifications
• Will assist in the selection of components and equipment based on analysis of specifications, reliability and regulatory requirements. Work with quality engineers to develop component specific testing and inspection protocols.
• Support capital acquisition activities
• Participate in PFMEA, Control Plan, SOP and PPAP generation associated with product transfers and launches
• Conduct MSA studies for new products and new processes
• Provide training for manufacturing team members
• Ensure adherence to GMP and safety procedures
• Review and approval of validation documentation

What You Need:

• Bachelors Degree required
• 4+ years of related engineering experience
• Self-starter with demonstrated efficient work methods, analytical & problem solving skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, product and process design
• Must be able to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and have the ability to understand geometrical dimensioning and tolerancing
• Experience in an FDA regulated or regulated industry beneficial

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.