Robotics Systems Engineer – Medical Device Prototyping

PowerToFly; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a curious, hands-on engineer to join the team developing the Mako robotic-assisted orthopedic platform. You will work across software, hardware, implants, and surgical instrumentation to solve complex problems and deliver patient-ready solutions.

You will translate clinical needs into engineering requirements, develop prototypes, and collaborate with software, controls, mechanical, and test teams to ensure robust design and verification.

Qualifications

• Experience with multidisciplinary systems and robotics preferred.
• Hands-on concept development, prototyping, and testing.
• Experience translating customer needs into engineering specs.
• Familiarity with MATLAB, C, C++, Python or similar.
• Experience in medical devices or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Support design, development, implementation, and integration of features for Stryker's Mako robotic-assisted platform across software, hardware, implants, and instrumentation.
• Translate clinical and user needs into engineering requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Develop concepts and prototypes to demonstrate feasibility and inform design decisions.
• Apply engineering judgment and trade-off analysis balancing clinical, technical, and product needs.
• Work hands-on with integrated robotic systems to evaluate performance and identify root causes.
• Collaborate with software, controls, mechanical, platform, and test engineers to bring features from concept to development.
• Maintain system requirements and design documentation with traceability and verification activities.
• Collaborate with verification teams to ensure measurable and testable criteria.
• Interact with surgeons and clinical stakeholders to understand workflows and incorporate feedback.
• Analyze test data to support technical decisions and product development lifecycle.

Job description

Stryker is seeking a curious, hands-on engineer to join the team developing the Mako robotic-assisted orthopedic platform. You will work across software, hardware, implants, and surgical instrumentation to solve complex problems and deliver patient-ready solutions.

You will translate clinical needs into engineering requirements, develop prototypes, and collaborate with software, controls, mechanical, and test teams to ensure robust design and verification.