Senior Staff Systems Engineer - Data
Stryker
Summary
The Senior Staff Systems Engineer will be responsible for the data architecture and management framework for the robotic platform. This role will lead the definition and implementation of data architectures supporting clinical applications, modular utility tools and platform services across R&D, service, clinical, and insight intra-operative and post-operative use cases. The role will lead the development of data logging capabilities enabling consistent, traceable, secure, and interoperable collection and management of data across the machine, utility, and clinical domains.
Job description
- Lead the research, design, development, and evaluation of complex robotic and medical device systems, including platform data architecture and data management capabilities.
- Translate clinical, customer, regulatory, and business needs into system requirements, architecture decisions, and implementation roadmaps.
- Define and maintain system and data architecture artifacts, including requirements models, interface definitions, data flows, and test architectures.
- Drive requirements decomposition, system modeling, and cross-functional integration across software, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering teams.
- Lead system verification, validation, and analytical activities, including trade studies, performance assessments, optimization studies, and risk analyses.
- Establish governance for data structures, interfaces, security, interoperability, and lifecycle management across platform and clinical data domains.
- Guide resolution of complex design challenges, facilitate architecture reviews, and support product development through release in compliance with medical device regulations and standards.
- Mentor engineers, contribute to technology strategy and innovation, and partner with customers and cross-functional stakeholders to advance product and platform capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Biomedical Engineering
- 6+ years of work experience
- Experience in developing and optimizing complex systems
- Experience leading cross-functional architecture decisions across systems and software domains
- Experience with real-time and event-driven data flows
- Ability to translate clinical, service, R&D, regulatory, and business use cases into system-level data needs, architecture decisions, requirements, and implementation roadmaps
- Demonstrated experience defining data architectures, data products, information models, schemas, metadata, interfaces, and lifecycle strategies for complex system-of-systems products
- Working knowledge of data governance, privacy, cybersecurity, and regulated-data practices, including PII/PHI classification, labeling, retention, access, and secure transfer
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and not require employment-based sponsorship now or in the future
Benefits
- Hybrid work flexibility
- 10% travel
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.