Design Engineer, R&D - Mechanical

Stryker Corporation; Portage, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is hiring a Design Engineer to support the Acute Care Medical Devices segment in Portage, MI. You will design, develop, and verify changes to mechanical components, collaborating across Production, Regulatory, and Marketing teams to ensure patient safety and product quality.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, problem solving, and adherence to design controls. On-site work requires commute within Portage. Bachelor’s in Mechanical Eng and Creo knowledge preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 0-2 years of experience.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering practices and design principles.
• CAD/CAE tools experience with Creo preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Marketing teams to ensure project success.
• Design, develop, modify, evaluate, and verify changes to mechanical components for medical devices.
• Support production, quality improvements, and line extensions; conduct root cause analysis.
• Demonstrate ownership, integrity, and a hands-on approach to engineering.
• Interpret product use, clinical procedures, customer needs, and design inputs.
• Prepare and refine design history files and device master records.
• Follow design controls and risk management per the QMS; assist prototyping and bench testing.

Skills

Mechanical fundamentals

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

Job description

## Design Engineer, R&D - MechanicalApplylocations: Portage, Michigantime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R569885Work Flexibility: OnsiteStryker is seeking to hire a Design Engineer to support Stryker Medical’s Acute Care Business Unit. This role is focused on product/sustaining engineering.This is an on-site role based in Portage, MI; candidates must live within commuting distance and be on-site.Know more about the Acute Care Product Line you will work on: Stryker Acute Care# **What you will do**The Design Engineer - Mechanical works with Manufacturing, Customer and Operations Quality, Materials, Regulatory Affairs, Content Management, Clinical Sciences, and Marketing teams to ensure project success. On the product engineering team, the engineer designs, develops, modifies, evaluates, and verifies changes to mechanical components for medical devices. This includes:* Working on problems for production support, quality improvements, and line extensions. This includes conducting and supporting problem-solving efforts, root cause analysis, and identification and evaluation of potential solutions.* Demonstrating ownership and integrity of work, a spirit of volunteerism, a passion for excellence and our products, and a hands-on approach to engineering.* Interpreting and understanding the product’s intended use, clinical procedures, customer needs and design inputs.* Creating and/or refining engineering documentation, such as the Design History File and the Device Master Record.* Following, learning, and contributing to R&D procedures, such as design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System.* Assisting prototyping efforts and bench testing.# **What you need**## *Required Qualifications** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.* 0-2 Years of experience.* Working knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering practices and design principles.* Working knowledge of design and concept generation, and engineering analysis utilizing CAD and CAE tools, Creo Preferred.* Working knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods.* $69,500 - $110,900 USD AnnualTravel Percentage: 10%Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.