Senior Design Engineer - Software Integration

Stryker; Portage (MI); Hybrid; USD 89,300 - 148,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellbeing program

Tobacco cessation program

Job summary

Stryker in Portage, MI is seeking a highly motivated integration engineer for the IVS R&D team to merge embedded software, hardware and systems into a medical device console. You will lead system-level debugging, interface definition, and cross-functional coordination to ensure reliable operation across software, electrical, mechanical and manufacturing domains.

The role is hybrid in Portage, requiring in-office presence 3 days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of direct applicable experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++, embedded linux, and embedded real time systems.
• Strong object-oriented design and development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level debugging, interface definition, integration testing and cross-functional coordination across software, electrical, mechanical and manufacturing domains.
• Integrate embedded software, hardware and systems into a medical device console; coordinate with AO and contract manufacturing partners on tools, environments and deliverables.

Skills

System-Level Troubleshooting

Embedded Systems Knowledge

Interface and Communication Expertise

Verification and Test Skills

Software Advanced Operations Partner

Technical Translation

Collaboration and Influence

Knowledge Integration

Lab and Equipment Fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline

Job description

What You Will Do

We are seeking a highly motivated integration engineer to join the Interventional Spine (IVS) R&D team developing next-gen RF and microwave ablation consoles. This role will be responsible for integration of embedded software, hardware, and systems into a complete medical device console. Leads system-level debugging, interface definition, integration testing, and cross-functional technical coordination to ensure reliable operation across software, electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing domains.

This role is hybrid in Portage, MI with the expectation to be in office 3 days a week. Check out our IVS Portfolio: Stryker Interventional Spine.

Core Technical Skills

• System-Level Troubleshooting – Able to determine origins of issue, apply root cause frameworks, and diagnose issues that may span across domains or at a system level. Experience and fluency with command line interface (CLI) in development and troubleshooting.


• Embedded Systems Knowledge – Strong understanding of embedded real time systems, fundamentals of microcontroller architecture, device & peripheral driver mgmt., and board bring up and configuration.


• Interface and Communication Expertise – Ability to understand and debug serial communications and other protocols. Effective at managing interfaces between hardware and software subsystems.


• Verification and Test Skills - A focus on planning and executing system-level testing activities. Specifically, unit/integration/system scaled testing. Leverages automation in test where efficient and drives for rigor in regression test and release mgmt. on target hardware.


• Software Advanced Operations Partner - Provide dedicated support for integration and validation for any programming and data collection as part of the production line plan. Work directly with AO and contract manufacturing partners to determine tools, environments, and scope of deliverables to support long term production.

Cross-Functional Skills

• Technical Translation - Able to scale and engage across domains to provide system and integration support. Specifically, building fundamental knowledge to help translate and interpret definition and resolution of issues. Weekly collaboration with Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, and Regulatory teams.


• Collaboration and Influence – Effective in driving direction and influence without formal authority. Leverages data driven decision making and frameworks to create solutions. Key partners in (EE, ME, SW, AO, PMO, RAQA, Sustainment)


• Knowledge Integration - High-connection, high-service function that maintains broad console knowledge across multiple programs. Strive to understand the entire product/ecosystem. Be an agent for connecting teams and workflows.


• Lab and Equipment Fluency – Working directly with microprocessors, microcontrollers, SoCs, and hardware peripherals. Experience and ability to set up and leverage electrical instrumentation including but not limited to digital multi-meters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and other equipment to support characterization and test.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline


• 2+ years of direct applicable experience


• Proficiency in C/C++, embedded linux, and embedded real time systems


• Strong object-oriented design and development experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical device industry experience


• $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.