Senior Electrical Design Engineer

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

Job summary

Stryker is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Medical division’s Acute Care team in Portage, MI. You will design and verify electrical circuits for medical devices, review schematics, and run tests to ensure safety, reliability, and manufacturability.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to support production and field investigations. Responsibilities include prototype build, bench testing, and documenting changes per quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Ability to read, interpret, and contribute to electrical schematics, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Experience using CAD, CAE, simulation, PCB layout, and circuit analysis tools such as PSpice to develop and validate designs.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC principles and development of robust hardware and software interface solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical circuits and subsystems for medical devices.
• Coordinate engineering changes and complete documentation in accordance with quality management system requirements.
• Review and modify C/C++ code to support product functionality and performance.
• Apply electrical system and circuit test methods to evaluate product designs.
• Build and support prototypes and conduct bench testing activities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, sourcing, and cross-functional teams to support ongoing production activities.
• Analyze and test designs for electromagnetic compatibility, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and testability.
• Support field investigations, customer issue analysis, and new product development initiatives, including customer site visits when needed.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic interpretation

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAE tools

PSpice

PCB layout tools

Job description

What You Will Do:

This role is on the Electrical Engineering team at Stryker Medical division's Acute Care business unit. We primarily work with patient handling and patient care equipment within the hospital space such as stretchers, hospital beds, and support surfaces. This role falls under the team addressing the high-acuity market, with a focus on products that often come into direct contact with patients. It includes gaining a deep understanding of customer needs through research and partnership with upstream marketing and through direct interactions with customers. Working with a diverse team, you will design, develop, modify, evaluate, and verify electrical componentsand sub-systems for medical devices. The role includes the full development process from research to product launch.

• Design and develop electrical circuits and subsystems for medical devices.
• Coordinate engineering changes and complete documentation in accordance with quality management system requirements.
• Review and modify C/C++ code to support product functionality and performance
• Apply electrical system and circuit test methods to evaluate product designs.
• Build and support prototypes and conduct bench testing activities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, sourcing, and cross-functional teams to support ongoing production activities.
• Analyze and test designs for electromagnetic compatibility, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and testability.
• Support field investigations, customer issue analysis, and new product development initiatives, including customer site visits when needed.

What You Will Need:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with 2+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Knowledge of electrical components, manufacturing methods, electrical design processes, and system-level requirements.
• Ability to read, interpret, and contribute to electrical schematics, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Experience using CAD, CAE, simulation, PCB layout, and circuit analysis tools such as PSpice to develop and validate designs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with EMI/EMC principles, troubleshooting techniques, and development of robust hardware and software interface solutions.
• Proficiency with data analysis, statistical methods, basic scripting, and cross-functional collaboration with software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams.
• Experience using CAD, CAE, simulation, PCB layout, and circuit analysis tools such as PSpice to develop and validate designs.
• Understanding of wired communication interfaces and protocols including I2C, UART, SPI, CAN, Ethernet, RS-232, and RS-485.
• Knowledge of wireless communication technologies and protocols such as Bluetooth, BLE, RFID, Wi-Fi, and related testing standards.

$77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual