Senior Staff Engineer – Advanced Operations
Stryker
Summary
Stryker Medical’s Advanced Operations team plays a key role in bringing new products into manufacturing. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will provide process engineering leadership during design transfer, equipment implementation, and process development activities, partnering across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory teams to support successful product launches in a regulated environment.
Job description
What You Will Do
- Lead process engineering activities for new product introductions, ensuring manufacturing readiness and compliance with design transfer requirements.
- Develop and implement manufacturing processes, methods, and controls that meet product quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
- Create and support process risk assessments, control plans, manufacturing procedures, and production validation activities for new product launches.
- Evaluate, select, procure, install, and validate manufacturing equipment and capital assets to support production requirements.
- Analyze process and equipment performance through testing, data collection, measurement system analysis, and experimental studies to optimize manufacturing outcomes.
- Develop inspection methods, test protocols, and manufacturing controls to ensure products meet defined specifications and regulatory requirements.
- Provide technical guidance on manufacturing standards, design requirements, testing strategies, and regulatory expectations while mentoring engineers and project teams.
- Partner with Research & Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, and Project Management teams to resolve technical challenges and achieve project milestones.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 6 years of experience in process engineering, manufacturing engineering, advanced operations, or a related technical field.
- Experience interpreting system drawings involving mechanical, electrical, and software interactions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in an FDA-regulated industry or other highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
- Certification(s) in Project Management, LEAN, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, and/or related.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 6 years of experience in process engineering, manufacturing engineering, advanced operations, or a related technical field.
- Experience interpreting system drawings involving mechanical, electrical, and software interactions.
- Experience in an FDA-regulated industry or other highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
- Certification(s) in Project Management, LEAN, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, and/or related.
Company overview
Stryker is a global leader in medical technology, founded in 1941 by Dr. Homer Stryker and headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. As one of the world's premier medical device companies, Stryker operates across three major business segments: Medical and Surgical Equipment, Orthopaedics and Spine, and Neurotechnology. The company impacts more than 150 million patients annually through its innovative products and services sold in over 75 countries worldwide. With approximately 53,000 employees globally and annual sales of $22.6 billion in 2024, Stryker maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing $1.5 billion in R&D annually. The company's diverse portfolio includes surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, neurovascular devices, endoscopic systems, and advanced digital healthcare solutions. Stryker is recognized for its Mako robotic-assisted surgery systems and has been consistently ranked as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces for eight consecutive years, demonstrating its commitment to corporate culture and employee development.