Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations, Digital

Stryker; Freiburg im Breisgau; Hybrid; EUR 64,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Freiburg, Germany, seeks a Staff Engineer to develop and optimize digital medical device processes ensuring compliant implementations and efficient deployments. You will translate requirements into clear instructions, validation docs, and deployment content while partnering across R&D, end users, and external partners.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, independent work, and collaboration to improve legacy processes and build digital capabilities, with hybrid/onsite

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Medical Technology, Computer Science, Natural Sciences or a comparable field.
• 4+ years in a regulated manufacturing environment (Medical Devices/Aerospace/Automotive).
• Knowledge of design transfer and development lifecycle for software projects.
• Understanding of ISO 13485 and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and communicate across functions.
• Lean process development and continuous improvement (preferred).
• Familiarity with PLM/Windchill, ValGenesis, JIRA, or Confluence.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, or similar digital tools.
• Exposure to process validation, impact assessments, technical documentation, or user training.
• Interest in developing further digital and technical competencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize processes for digital medical device projects, ensuring efficient and compliant implementation.
• Translate process requirements into clear work instructions, validation documentation, training materials, and deployment content.
• Define and support operational models and assess process impacts for new deployments.
• Partner with R&D, end users, customers, and partners to resolve technical topics and enable delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve legacy processes, tools and ways of working.
• Collaborate with colleagues and external partners to develop safe, efficient, and scalable processes for digital medical technologies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Independent work

Education

Degree in Engineering, Medical Technology, CS or Natural Sciences

Tools

PLM/Windchill

ValGenesis

JIRA

Confluence

Power Apps

Power Automate

SharePoint

Job description

## Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations, DigitalApply: Freiburg, Germany: Full time: Posted Today: R573488Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite**What you will do:*** Develop and optimize processes for digital medical device projects, ensuring efficient and compliant implementation.* Translate process requirements into clear work instructions, validation documentation, training materials, and deployment content.* Define and support operational support models and assess process impacts for new application deployments.* Partner with R&D, end users, customers, and development partners to resolve technical topics and enable successful project delivery.* Identify opportunities to improve legacy processes, tools, and ways of working while building your digital and technical capabilities.* Collaborate closely with colleagues and external partners to develop safe, efficient, and scalable processes for digital medical technologies.**What you need:** **Required*** Degree in Engineering, Medical Technology, Computer Science, Natural Sciences or a comparable field.* 4+ years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably Medical Devices, Aerospace, or Automotive.* Knowledge of design transfer and development lifecycle processes for software projects.* Understanding of ISO 13485 and applicable regulatory requirements.* Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.* Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across functions.**Preferred*** Knowledge of lean process development and continuous improvement.* Familiarity with PLM/Windchill, ValGenesis, JIRA, or Confluence.* Experience with Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, or similar digital tools.* Exposure to process validation, impact assessments, technical documentation, or user training.* Interest in developing further digital and technical competencies.We have signed the Diversity Charter and are proud to be part of this initiative to promote diversity in the workplace. Because diversity is important to us! We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national, or social background, gender, disability, age, or sexual identity.Please note that the internal job title may differ from the ad title.**Germany Pay Ranges:*** **Freiburg/Stetten 39Std**: €5.305 - €8.875 EUR MonthlyAt Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.Travel Percentage: 20%