Design Engineer

Stryker; Cork; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Mechanical Engineering graduate to support post-market design activities across surgical specialties. You will investigate customer complaints and field returns, work with Quality, Marketing, Operations and Regulatory Affairs to drive product improvements, and plan testing to validate design changes.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, data analysis, and detailed documentation as you gain deep product knowledge through real-world engineering challenges and contribute to

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate technical information clearly.
• Organised and detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple activities and maintain accurate documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support post-market design activities for medical devices to meet customer, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate customer complaints, field returns and product performance issues using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Quality, Marketing, Operations and Regulatory Affairs to identify opportunities for product improvements and support design changes.
• Plan and execute engineering testing, verification and validation activities to evaluate product performance and support proposed design improvements.
• Support NC, CAPA, and ECR activities while maintaining compliant engineering documentation.
• Develop deep understanding of Stryker products through real-world challenges and contribute to future product designs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Organized

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related

Job description

Position summary

This role will support a wide range of products across multiple surgical specialties, with a primary focus on post-market design support and product performance. Working closely with Quality, Marketing, Operations and Regulatory Affairs, you will investigate customer complaints, field returns and product performance trends to identify opportunities for improvement and support implementation of design changes.

Product Engineering offers a unique opportunity to learn how medical devices perform throughout their entire lifecycle. You will develop deep product knowledge by working on real-world engineering challenges, gaining firsthand experience of how products are designed, manufactured, used by customers and perform in the field. Through investigation of product issues and implementation of improvements, you will help enhance product quality, reliability and customer experience, while contributing valuable insights that influence future product enhancements and next-generation designs.

What you will do

• Support post-market design activities for commercially released medical devices, helping to ensure products continue to meet customer, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate customer complaints, field returns and product performance issues using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis techniques.
• Partner with Quality, Marketing, Operations and Regulatory Affairs to identify opportunities for product improvements and support implementation of design changes.
• Plan and execute engineering testing, verification and validation activities to evaluate product performance and support proposed design improvements.
• Support Nonconformance (NC), Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), and Engineering Change Request (ECR) activities while maintaining compliant engineering documentation.
• Develop a deep understanding of Stryker products through real-world engineering challenges, building expertise in product design, manufacturing, customer use and post-market performance while helping drive product improvements and influencing future product designs.

What you will need

• L8 Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering discipline.
• Relevant internship, co-op, university project or research experience is advantageous but not required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an interest in understanding how products fail and how they can be improved.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate technical information clearly.
• Organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple activities and maintain accurate documentation.
• A willingness to learn medical device design controls, risk management, verification testing and post-market engineering processes..

Who we want

• Curious problem solvers People who enjoy understanding how products work, investigating problems and identifying root causes.
• Eager learners Individuals who seek feedback, continuously develop their technical knowledge and are excited to build expertise in medical device engineering.
• Team players Engineers who collaborate effectively across Quality, Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing and Product Engineering.
• Detail-oriented thinkers People who can analyse data, identify trends and document technical work accurately in a regulated environment.
• Self-motivated contributors Individuals who take ownership of their work and proactively drive actions to completion.

Salary Range

40,000.00 - 67,000.00 EUR Annual

At 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.