Senior Design Engineer, Mechanical

Stryker; Portage (MI); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Stryker’s Interventional Spine team in Portage, Michigan, is seeking a Senior Design Mechanical Engineer to lead design and development of minimally invasive medical device systems. Hybrid role with on-site collaboration across engineering and business units, ensuring compliance and documentation throughout development.

You will translate user needs into specifications, create and verify prototypes, run analyses, and contribute to risk management and design controls while working with

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years in product development or mechanical design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop medical device components and subsystems from concept through verification, applying mechanical engineering principles and design requirements.
• Translate customer, clinical, and product needs into engineering specifications, prototypes, models, and technical solutions.
• Analyze and resolve complex mechanical design challenges using engineering analysis, testing, and statistical methods.
• Create and maintain engineering drawings, models, specifications, test documentation, and Design History File records in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Apply design controls, change controls, risk management, verification, and validation processes throughout product development.
• Evaluate materials and manufacturing processes to support product design, functionality, manufacturability, and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical Sciences, Marketing, and Project Management to communicate technical information, align priorities, and address project needs.
• Plan and prioritize engineering activities with minimal supervision while contributing technical expertise to complex development projects.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD (Creo)

GD&T

FMEA/DFMEA

Statistical analysis

Materials knowledge

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

Minitab

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

Senior Design Mechanical Engineer

Portage, MI

Join Stryker’s Interventional Spine team in Portage, Michigan, as a Senior Design Mechanical Engineer supporting the design and development of minimally invasive medical device systems. In this hybrid role, you will work across engineering and business functions to develop, verify, and document mechanical designs within a regulated medical device environment.

Work Flexibility:

• Hybrid: candidates must reside within commuting distance of Portage, MI and be able to work onsite several days per week.

What you will do

• Design and develop medical device components and subsystems from concept through verification, applying mechanical engineering principles and design requirements.
• Translate customer, clinical, and product needs into engineering specifications, prototypes, models, and technical solutions.
• Analyze and resolve complex mechanical design challenges using engineering analysis, testing, and statistical methods.
• Create and maintain engineering drawings, models, specifications, test documentation, and Design History File records in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Apply design controls, change controls, risk management, verification, and validation processes throughout product development.
• Evaluate materials and manufacturing processes to support product design, functionality, manufacturability, and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with Research & Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical Sciences, Marketing, and Project Management to communicate technical information, align priorities, and address project needs.
• Plan and prioritize engineering activities with minimal supervision while contributing technical expertise to complex development projects.

What you will need

Required

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of engineering experience in product development, mechanical design, or a related field.

Preferred

• Experience in the medical device industry or another regulated product development environment.
• Experience creating mechanical engineering drawings and 3D models using computer-aided design tools; Creo experience preferred.
• Experience applying Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to engineering drawings.
• Experience with engineering analysis methods such as Design Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, or tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Experience using statistical methods or tools such as Minitab for analysis of variance, normality testing, or confidence calculations.
• Experience applying materials and manufacturing process knowledge to mechanical product design.

$77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual