Mechanical Design Engineer R&D

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

Job summary

Stryker Ireland is seeking an early-career mechanical engineer to design, develop, modify, and verify components for medical devices under supervision, with emphasis on prototyping, bench testing, and learning design controls.

You will collaborate with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success, while building documentation and understanding patient safety and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or BioMedical with 0+ years of work experience.
• Basic CAD/CAE modeling and analysis tools knowledge.
• Familiarity with reading complex drawings.
• Awareness of regulated design environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, and verify mechanical components for medical devices under supervision.
• Assist with prototyping and bench testing.
• Support problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Learn and apply design controls and risk management per QMS.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success.

Skills

Mechanical engineering basics

CAD/CAE modeling

Statistical analysis

Materials & manufacturing

Drawing interpretation

Education

BS in Mechanical/BioMed Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAE software

Job description

Who we want

Describe the open role, highlighting key responsibilities and tasks. This verbiage will be used in job postings to draw in potential candidates.

What you will do

• Under supervision, design, develop, modify, and verify mechanical components for medical devices
• Assist with prototyping and bench testing
• Support problem solving, root cause analysis, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements
• Under supervision, conduct research and studies to support product design
• Interpret customer needs and understands design inputs
• Understand the product’s intended use and clinical procedures
• Understand fundamental industry standards, design requirements and test strategies which align with regulatory requirements
• With supervision, create or refine engineering documentation, such as the Design History file per company design control procedures
• Learn R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System
• With supervision, work with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success
• Learn procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology required
• Work on problems in limited scope; purposefully learn while gaining experience
• Demonstrate ownership and integrity of work
• Build stable relationships
• Contribute to the project as a team member

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or BioMedical & 0+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired)

• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering practices and tools, design principles within a regulated environment.
• Basic knowledge of design and concept generation CAD or CAE modeling tools
• Basic knowledge of analysis tools and statistical methods
• Basic knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods
• Ability to read and Interpret complex drawings

Ireland Pay Ranges

• Ireland: €40,000 - €67,000 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.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.