Principal R&D Engineer, Electro-Mechanical

Stryker Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Irvine, California, seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer for Peripheral Vascular R&D to lead design and development of advanced medical devices. You will mentor teams, translate customer needs into robust requirements, and drive cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative solutions.

You will oversee prototyping, verification, and regulatory-compliant engineering practices while advancing electrical engineering excellence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Biomedical, or Mechatronics engineering with relevant field.
• Minimum eight years of engineering experience in product development.
• Proven ability to design, develop, and optimize complex electrical/electro-mechanical systems.
• Experience translating user needs into technical requirements, system architectures, and product specifications.
• Strong leadership to mentor engineers and influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and evaluation of complex electro-mechanical systems and platform architectures for medical devices.
• Guide decisions across electrical, mechanical, and system designs balancing performance, manufacturability, reliability and cost.
• Lead prototyping, testing, verification, and resolution of technical challenges using data-driven analysis.
• Apply engineering principles to solve multidisciplinary problems spanning mechanical, electrical, and system domains.
• Partner with clinical stakeholders and cross-functional teams to translate customer insights into solutions.
• Drive patent development and evaluation/integration of emerging technologies.
• Mentor engineers and influence electrical engineering initiatives across the organization.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Manufacturing and Marketing for product development and commercialization.
• Act as independent reviewer of engineering documentation to ensure regulatory and quality compliance.
• Lead initiatives to improve electrical engineering processes, tools, and product performance.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Requirements translation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Tools

CAD tools

Modeling & simulation tools

Verification & validation tools

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite Are you ready to lead cutting-edge projects that directly impact the lives? At Stryker, we’re driven by a shared mission to make healthcare better. As a Principal Electrical Engineer at Peripheral Vascular for our Research & Development team, you’ll design and develop advanced medical devices that improve patient outcomes globally. This is your opportunity to lead innovation, mentor talent, and solve complex challenges that matter. This role is in Irvine, California.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design, development, and evaluation of complex electro-mechanical systems, subsystems, and platform-level architectures for medical devices.
• Guide decisions across electrical, mechanical, and integrated system designs while balancing performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost.
• Lead advanced prototyping, testing, verification, and resolution of complex technical challenges using data-driven analysis.
• Apply advanced engineering principles to solve multidisciplinary problems spanning mechanical, electrical, and system-level domains.
• Partner with clinical stakeholders and cross-functional teams to translate voice-of-customer insights into innovative product solution.
• Drive innovation through invention disclosures, patent development, and the evaluation and integration of emerging technologies.
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor, influencing electrical engineering design initiative across the organization in technical excellence, compliance, and best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Manufacturing, and Marketing teams to ensure successful product development and commercialization.
• Act as an independent reviewer of engineering documentation and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and quality requirements.
• Lead initiatives that improve electrical engineering processes, tools, product performance, and organizational capability.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum eight years of relevant engineering experience in product development.
• Proven experience designing, developing, and optimizing complex electrical/electro-mechanical systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in electrical engineering, with the ability to effectively lead across both disciplines.
• Experience translating user needs into technical requirements, system architectures, and product specifications.
• Strong understanding of system integration, verification, validation, and engineering problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing cross-functional technical teams.
• Proficiency with engineering design, analysis, modeling, and testing tools relevant to the candidate's area of expertise.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical device development or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience with the design and development of catheter-based medical devices, including the integration of electrical, sensing, or electromechanical technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of system integration across electrical and software domains.
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), reliability engineering, and systems engineering principles.
• Knowledge of electrical system design, circuit development, testing methods, or controls engineering.
• Knowledge of mechanical design, materials, manufacturing processes, CAD modeling, GD&T, and CAE tools.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements, engineering documentation, and quality system compliance. (ex: IEC 60601)
• Ability to communicate complex technical strategies and influence stakeholders across multiple business functions.

US15: $135,700 - $226,200 USD Annual Travel 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.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location.

Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based.

Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category.

Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.