Principal R&D Engineer, Electro-Mechanical

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

Job summary

Stryker in Irvine, California seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer for Peripheral Vascular to lead design and development of advanced medical devices. You will guide electrical, mechanical, and system-level decisions, mentor engineers, and drive innovation across the product lifecycle.

Requirements include a BS in a related engineering field and 8+ years in product development, with expertise in electro-mechanical systems, verification, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Eight years of relevant product development experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and optimizing complex electrical/electro-mechanical systems.
• Ability to lead across electrical and mechanical disciplines.
• Experience translating user needs into requirements, system architectures, and product specifications.
• Strong understanding of system integration, verification, validation, and 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Electrical engineering

System integration

Mentoring engineers

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Product development leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering

Job description

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.

To learn more about our Peripheral Vascular portfolio, please click here: Peripheral Vascular | Stryker.

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