Senior Engineer, R&D - Neurosurgical

At Stryker, we’re driven to make healthcare better through cutting-edge engineering. As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on our Research & Development team, you will play an important role in the design, development, and commercialization of next-generation neurosurgical products and capital equipment. You will contribute to the development of mechanical systems and subsystems, solve technical challenges, and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to move products through development and toward launch.

This is an exciting opportunity for a mechanical engineer who has built a strong foundation in product development and is ready to take on greater ownership, broaden their technical experience, and continue growing within R&D.

To learn more about Stryker’s Neurosurgical portfolio click here: Neurosurgical | Stryker (https://www.stryker.com/us/en/nse.html)

You will need to live within commuting distance of our Portage, Michigan office as you will need to be in the office 3 days a week and can work from home on other days.

What You Will Do

• Research, design, develop, modify, and verify mechanical components and modules for medical devices with increasing independence and ownership.

• Translate design inputs into engineering specifications and develop subsystem-level mechanical designs.

• Develop prototypes and evaluate design solutions to validate concepts, performance, and design improvements.

• Apply mechanical engineering principles and structured problem-solving to identify and resolve technical challenges throughout product development.

• Create and refine engineering documentation, including engineering drawings, specifications, and Design History File documentation in accordance with design control procedures.

• Apply principles such as GD&T, tolerance analysis, material selection, and design for manufacturability to support robust mechanical designs.

• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, testing, and verification activities as products progress through development.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to drive project activities and deliverables forward.

• Develop an understanding of product use and clinical procedures to help inform design decisions.

• Support regulatory compliance by following applicable industry standards, risk management processes, and quality system requirements.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant engineering experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical design and product development, including designing mechanical components, assemblies, or subsystems.

• Experience using 3D CAD tools such as Creo or SolidWorks to create mechanical designs and engineering drawings.

• Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, materials, and manufacturing processes.

• Exposure to prototyping, design for manufacturability, risk assessment/DFMEA, testing, or design verification.

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering and cross-functional teams and take ownership of assigned work.

• Experience within the medical device, regulated product development, or similar product development environment is a plus.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and not require employment-based sponsorship now or in the future.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

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.