Senior Engineer, Continuous Improvement

Stryker; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 89,400 - 148,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Short-term disability insurance

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Stryker PV in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Engineer, Continuous Improvement responsible for evaluating and improving value streams, designing lean systems, and leading cross‑functional teams to sustain top production performance.

You will lead value stream mapping workshops, kaizen events, and monitor lean metrics while partnering with Finance to quantify cost reductions and supporting NPI and ramp plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in Medical Device or highly regulated industry.
• Lean manufacturing certification (preferred).
• Ability to identify waste and drive improvement (preferred).
• Shingijutsu methodology experience or similar (highly preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead value stream mapping workshops and kaizen events.
• Oversee future state implementation.
• Monitor lean metrics (lead time, changeover time, inventory levels).
• Evaluate and implement process and flow improvements to boost productivity and quality.
• Partner with Finance to quantify CI cost reductions.
• Personally execute improvements.
• Coach others in Lean concepts.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced environment.
• Identify root causes and evaluate potential solutions.
• Follow company standards for process development, quality and safety.
• Support New Product Introduction and ramp-up plans.
• Contribute to infrastructure configuration for optimal efficiencies.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Value stream mapping

Kaizen

Process improvement

Lean coaching

Shingijutsu

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

What You Will Do

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to improving patient outcomes and making healthcare better. Our products are used in operating rooms throughout the world, consisting of surgical power tools, batteries, and procedure‑specific accessories. As a Senior Engineer, Continuous Improvement, you will be responsible for evaluating and improving value streams, design lean systems, influence cross‑functional teams, and execute improvement initiatives to continuously drive top performance from our production system. This is an onsite position at Stryker PV in Irvine, CA.

Additional responsibilities

• Lead value stream mapping workshops and kaizen events
• Oversee future state implementation
• Monitor & improve lean metrics (lead time, changeover time, inventory levels, etc.)
• Evaluate / design and implement process and process flow improvements to enhance productivity, reduce waste, while maintaining or improving product quality
• Partner with Finance associates to quantify CI cost reductions
• Personally execute improvements
• Coach others in Lean concepts
• Work closely and collaboratively with members of other teams in a fast‑paced environment
• Identify root causes of issues, determine potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements
• Follow the company’s standards for process development, quality and safety
• Support New Product Introduction and/or Legacy product Ramp‑Up plans
• Contribute to infrastructure configuration to ensure optimal efficiencies

What you need

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline required
• 2+ years of relevant work experience required
• Experience working in Medical Device or a highly regulated industry required
• Certification in Lean manufacturing - preferred
• Ability to identify waste, formulate action plans and drive improvement – preferred
• Shingijutsu methodology experience or similar – highly preferred

$89,400 - $148,900 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.