Senior Packaging Engineer, R&D – Medical Devices (FTC)

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

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