Staff Electrical Engineer
Stryker
Summary
At Stryker, we're driven to make healthcare better. As a Staff Electrical Engineer-PCB within our Orthopaedic Instruments R&D team, you won't be designing concepts that may never reach patients. You'll be improving and redesigning products that are already trusted by surgeons around the world. This is an opportunity to apply your electrical engineering expertise to enhance performance, reliability, manufacturability, and patient outcomes across a portfolio of established medical technologies. Working alongside cross-functional partners, you'll tackle complex technical challenges, influence product evolution, and make a measurable impact on devices used every day in operating rooms.
Job description
What You Will Do
- Design and develop electrical components and subsystems for medical devices, meeting performance and compliance standards.
- Apply advanced circuit and system test methods to validate designs and ensure reliability.
- Lead prototyping and testing efforts to evaluate design feasibility and performance.
- Translate user needs into design inputs and specifications, ensuring alignment with clinical requirements.
- Analyze and resolve complex design issues using data-driven approaches to improve processes and outcomes.
- Collaborate across R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams to drive project success.
- Author and maintain engineering documentation, including Design History Files, in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Mentor team members on design controls, risk management, and industry standards.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 4+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- PCB/circuit design, electrical system testing and troubleshooting experience.
- Ability to interpret and analyze system-level drawings and interactions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of design controls and regulatory compliance in a product development environment.
- Experience designing for medical devices or other regulated industries.
- Knowledge of common electrical component failure modes and mitigation strategies.
- Familiarity with Voice of Customer (VoC) processes and clinical procedure inputs.
- Understanding of system and environmental interactions in product design.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 4+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- PCB/circuit design, electrical system testing and troubleshooting experience.
- Ability to interpret and analyze system-level drawings and interactions.
- Working knowledge of design controls and regulatory compliance in a product development environment.
- Experience designing for medical devices or other regulated industries.
- Knowledge of common electrical component failure modes and mitigation strategies.
- Familiarity with Voice of Customer (VoC) processes and clinical procedure inputs.
- Understanding of system and environmental interactions in product design.
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.