Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, and verify components and subsystems for medical devices with minimal supervision.
• Translate user needs into design specifications and deliver system-level solutions.
• Lead prototyping and testing efforts to validate design performance.
• Identify and resolve complex design issues using data-driven analysis to improve processes and outcomes.
• Apply clinical knowledge to author design inputs and support Voice of Customer sessions.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and mentor others in design control practices.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including Design History Files.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive projects from concept through launch.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering.
• Minimum four years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience designing mechanical or electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Proficiency in creating engineering drawings and models using GD&T and CAD tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CAD tools, preferably Creo.
• Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with risk management and quality systems in a regulated environment.
• Experience with fluid dynamics, air filtration, fabrication and plastics.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN: $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual

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.

Innovate with Purpose. Engineer for Impact.

Join Stryker's Surgical Technologies R&D team as a Staff Mechanical Engineer and help develop the next generation of surgical fluid and smoke management systems. As a senior technical contributor within New Product Development, you will work across the entire product lifecycle, from concept through launch, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, safe, and compliant medical device solutions. This role is ideal for an engineer with a strong mechanical design background, systems-level thinking, and expertise in complex problem solving who is passionate about driving technical innovation, influencing product direction, and mentoring fellow engineers.

This is a hybrid role based role in Portage, MI.