Product Safety Leader: Compliance, Testing & Certifications

Stryker; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to lead safety programs across complex R&D projects, ensuring safety requirements are integrated throughout product development. You will collaborate with leadership to influence safety initiatives and maintain regulatory compliance with U.S.

and international standards. The role involves directing testing activities, coordinating with external certification bodies, and mentoring early-career engineers while promoting a strong safety culture across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related Engineering degree.
• 4+ years of engineering experience.
• Prior experience leading Product Safety Programs for complex R&D projects, ensuring safety requirements are integrated throughout product development.

Responsibilities

• Lead Product Safety Programs for complex sustainability projects within Product Engineering, ensuring safety requirements are integrated throughout product development.
• Collaborate with leadership and influencing technical and organizational safety initiatives across business units.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance with U.S. and international electrical and mechanical safety standards, regulations, and certifications.
• Direct Safety Testing Activities by supporting laboratory personnel, developing test plans, and ensuring compliance testing meets third-party certification requirements.
• Collaborate with External Certification Bodies including NRTLs and other organizations to achieve and maintain product certifications.
• Provide Product Safety technical education, mentorship, and frameworks that support the growth of early-career Product Safety Engineers.
• Promote a Strong Safety Culture by embedding product safety, compliance, and industry best practices across engineering and design teams.
• Provide Strategic Technical Leadership by resolving complex safety challenges, supporting product lifecycle activities, consulting on compliance issues, and shaping future technology roadmaps.

Skills

Product safety leadership

Regulatory compliance understanding

Electrical engineering knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Stryker is seeking a Product Safety Engineer to lead safety programs across complex R&D projects, ensuring safety requirements are integrated throughout product development. You will collaborate with leadership to influence safety initiatives and maintain regulatory compliance with U.S.

and international standards. The role involves directing testing activities, coordinating with external certification bodies, and mentoring early-career engineers while promoting a strong safety culture across