Quality Engineer

Stryker Corporation; United States; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Kalamazoo, MI is hiring a Quality Engineer to partner with operations, engineering, and quality teams to support process control, inspection, testing, and defect prevention activities that ensure products function as designed and meet established quality standards.

The role focuses on investigating nonconformances, supporting CAPA, analyzing quality data, and ensuring supplier quality and change controls are effectively implemented in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 0 years of quality engineering or related experience in a regulated industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality methods for process control, inspection, testing, and defect prevention within manufacturing operations.
• Investigate internal and supplier-related nonconformances, support root cause analysis, and assist with corrective and preventive actions in alignment with quality system requirements.
• Review, disposition, and document nonconforming product through formal material review processes, including containment and escalation when required.
• Analyze quality data and KPIs, identify trends, and support actions to address product or process risks.
• Support the evaluation of manufacturing and supplier changes, including process updates and component changes, to assess quality and risk impacts prior to implementation.
• Support supplier quality improvement activities, including corrective action management, part certification initiatives, and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Apply statistical methods and risk management practices to support process capability, inspection strategies, and sampling plans.
• Support internal and external audits, manufacturing transfers, engineering changes, and field-related quality investigations.
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to identify, investigate, and resolve quality issues impacting production.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

CAPA

GD&T knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite We are hiring a Quality Engineer in Kalamazoo, MI supporting Instruments! In this role, you will partner with operations, engineering, and quality teams to support process control, process improvement, testing, and inspection activities that ensure products function as designed and meet established quality standards.

What You Will Do

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality methods for process control, inspection, testing, and defect prevention within manufacturing operations
• Investigate internal and supplier-related nonconformances, support root cause analysis, and assist with corrective and preventive actions in alignment with quality system requirements
• Review, disposition, and document nonconforming product through formal material review processes, including containment and escalation when required
• Analyze quality data and key performance indicators, identify trends, and support actions to address product or process risks
• Support the evaluation of manufacturing and supplier changes, including process updates and component changes, to assess quality and risk impacts prior to implementation
• Support supplier quality improvement activities, including corrective action management, part certification initiatives, and ongoing performance monitoring
• Apply statistical methods and risk management practices to support process capability, inspection strategies, and sampling plans
• Support internal and external audits, manufacturing transfers, engineering changes, and field-related quality investigations
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to identify, investigate, and resolve quality issues impacting production

What You Will Need

• Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum 0 years of quality engineering or related quality experience within a regulated industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship, co-op, academic project, or early career experience in quality, manufacturing, supplier quality, or engineering
• Experience working in a regulated industry through coursework, internships, co-ops, or professional experience
• Experience supporting investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA, or process improvement activities
• Experience supporting supplier quality activities or manufacturing process improvements
• Familiarity with metrology, engineering drawings, GD&T, or inspection methods

USN: $69,500 - $110,900 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 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.