Foundry Engineering Manager

Stryker Corporation; San Jacinto (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in California seeks an experienced engineering leader to drive manufacturing process design and optimization at the plant level. You will lead the engineering department, orchestrate NPI from concept to launch, and champion lean methodologies to enhance safety, quality, and productivity.

Responsibilities include establishing standards for design and manufacturing, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring ISO 9001:2015 compliance while overseeing tooling,

Qualifications

• Must have leadership experience in a manufacturing engineering environment.
• Strong problem solving and data-driven decision skills.
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and cost reductions.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and technical direction for engineering operations.
• Lead NPI from concept through launch to ensure on-time delivery.
• Establish engineering standards for design, manufacturing methods, and gating systems.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure scalable tooling and processes.
• Champion Lean/Six Sigma to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Oversee PFMEA, risk mitigation, and process validation for robust performance.
• Ensure ISO 9001:2015 compliance and continual improvement of the quality system.
• Oversee warranty, returns, and rework activities to prevent recurrence.
• Govern engineering documentation, CAD standards, and production docs.
• Lead capital and manufacturing improvement initiatives with budgeting input.
• Monitor and drive engineering KPIs for efficiency and on-time launches.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Process optimization

Quality systems

Job description

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

Plans and designs manufacturing processes in the industrial plant. Leads the engineering department in the planning and designing of manufacturing processes at the manufacturing plant. Drives efficiency improvements by utilizing the latest techniques/tools in the industry. Analyzing layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and workforce utilization. Instills a can-do attitude in the engineering department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Provide strategic leadership and technical direction for engineering operations.
2. Lead new product introduction (NPI) from concept through launch, ensuring optimal process selection and on-time delivery to customer requirements.
3. Establish engineering standards for design, manufacturing methods, machine selection, gating systems, and cost-effective value-added decisions.
4. Drive cross-functional collaboration between Engineering, Production, and Quality to ensure efficient, manufacturable, and scalable tooling and processes.
5. Champion continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity metrics.
6. Oversee PFMEA development, risk mitigation strategies, and process validation to ensure robust and repeatable manufacturing performance.
7. Ensure full compliance and continuous improvement of the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system, including oversight of non-conforming materials, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification of effectiveness.
8. Oversee warranty claims, product returns, and rework activities to ensure timely resolution and prevent recurrence.
9. Govern engineering documentation and controls, including CAD standards, tooling and fixturing prints, CNC program verification, and production documentation implementation.
10. Lead capital and manufacturing improvement initiatives, including research, justification, budgeting input, reporting, and coordination with senior leadership.
11. Monitor and drive engineering KPIs to ensure production efficiency, product quality, cosmetic standards, and on-time launch performance.
12. Maintain regular and dependable attendance and on-site leadership presence to support plant operations and team development.

COMPETENCIES

• MS Office
• Technical ability
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Strategic leadership and interpersonal skills
• Communication/documentation skills
• Process management
• Manufacturing methods and procedures
• Analyze, research and report findings
• Decision-making & accountability
• Planning and organizing

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Manage Engineering Department