Senior Packaging Engineer, R&D

Stryker; Cork; On-site; EUR 49,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Ireland is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer for a 23-month fixed-term contract in Cork to support new product development and sustainment within the Joint Replacement Division. The role emphasizes collaboration with global packaging vendors to create robust, regulation-ready packaging for orthopaedic implants and instruments.

You will drive design control activities through NPDP, perform feasibility studies, verification and validation testing, and prepare design history files while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• 2+ years of work experience.
• Medical device industry experience.
• Packaging design development experience.
• Functional knowledge of design controls and industry standards in packaging design (ISO 11607, ASTM, ISTA).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with global packaging vendors to develop packages for orthopaedic implants and instruments.
• Ensure designs are compatible with packaging equipment across Stryker's global sites.
• Manage design control creation through NPDP, use internal procedures for package development, conduct feasibility testing, iterate as needed.
• Conduct design verification and validation testing and document results.
• Author test protocols and reports; build the design history file and operate within Stryker’s quality system.
• Support regulatory submissions with required deliverables and assist projects from inception to launch.

Skills

Packaging design development

Design controls

Regulatory standards awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or related field

Job description

Position Summary (23 month FTC)

Stryker’s Joint Replacement Division is seeking to hire a Senior Packaging Engineer to support new product development and sustainment projects for our JR division.

The sterile packaging product development team at the Joint Replacement Division is a highly visible function which is critical to the overall success of the implant product launch. Requirements for sterile packaging are evolving and becoming more stringent and as a result, the role of a packaging engineer provides exciting challenges for problem solvers and those who thrive in a fast paced, matrix environment. As such, the packaging engineer collaborates closely with their technical SME, implant product development, operations, vendors, commercial, and program management to deliver on-time, robust, safe and effective packaging solutions. The sterile package needs to meet the requirements of industry and regulatory standards and just as important, you, as the designer, needs to anticipate and meet the needs of the end users in the surgical theatre.

What you will do:

• Work closely with global packaging vendors to develop packages for orthopaedic implants and instruments.
• Ensure designs can be utilized by the packaging equipment across Stryker's global packaging sites.
• Manage design control creation through the new product development process (NPDP), utilize internal procedures for package development, conduct feasibility testing, assess results, iterate as necessary and conduct design verification and validation testing.
• Author test protocols and reports, build the design history file, and operate within Stryker’s quality system to produce supporting design control documents, engineering change notices and drawings.
• Support the regulatory submission with deliverables as needed.
• Support projects from inception to launch!

What You Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• 2+ years of work experience
• Medical device industry experience
• Packaging design development experience
• Functional knowledge of design controls and industry standards in packaging design (ISO 11607, ASTM, ISTA)

Ireland Pay Ranges:

• Ireland: €49,000 - €82,000 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)
• 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.