Senior Engineer, R&D

Stryker; Mahwah (NJ); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker in Mahwah, NJ is hiring a Senior Engineer, R&D to sustain and enhance product performance across lifecycle stages. You will collaborate with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and testing teams, leading change implementation and investigations into customer issues.

The role combines hands-on engineering with global coordination in a hybrid work setting. Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 2 years of engineering experience, plus experience with root cause analysis

Qualifications

• 2+ years of engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
• Experience conducting technical investigations and root cause analyses
• Experience creating, reviewing, and maintaining engineering documentation and design change records

Responsibilities

• Represent the R&D sustainment engineering team at the manufacturing site and coordinate activities with global partners
• Support remediation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of customized implants within the CMF portfolio
• Lead evaluation, development, and implementation of engineering and design changes through change management processes
• Develop and implement engineering solutions to enhance product performance, manufacturability, reliability, and ongoing support
• Assess impact of design changes on performance, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory compliance
• Conduct technical investigations of customer complaints, nonconformities, and product-related issues using root cause methodologies
• Define, document, and implement corrective and preventive actions to address issues and improve reliability
• Create, review, and maintain engineering documentation and design change records in compliance with requirements

Skills

Engineering experience

Root cause analysis

Documentation management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

The Senior Engineer, R&D

The Senior Engineer, R&D focuses on product sustainment, continuous improvement, design changes, and lifecycle management, providing the opportunity to apply engineering expertise across manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and testing functions. You will play a key role in maintaining product performance, supporting technical investigations, and implementing engineering solutions throughout the product lifecycle. This role is Hybrid in Mahwah, NJ.

What You Will Do

• Represent the R&D sustainment engineering team at the manufacturing site and coordinate technical activities with global engineering and manufacturing partners.
• Support product remediation, maintenance, and lifecycle management activities around customized implants within the CMF product portfolio.
• Lead the evaluation, development, and implementation of engineering and design changes through established change management processes.
• Develop and implement engineering solutions that enhance product performance, manufacturability, reliability, and ongoing product support.
• Assess the impact of design changes on product performance, quality requirements, manufacturing processes, and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct technical investigations of customer complaints, nonconformities, and product-related issues using structured root cause analysis methodologies.
• Define, document, and implement corrective and preventive actions to address identified issues and support product reliability.
• Create, review, and maintain engineering documentation, technical specifications, risk management files, and design change records in compliance with applicable requirements.

What You Will Need

• Minimum 2 years of engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience conducting technical investigations and root cause analyses.
• Experience creating, reviewing, and maintaining engineering documentation and design change records.

Preferred

• Experience working in the medical device industry.
• Experience supporting sustaining engineering, product maintenance, or product lifecycle management activities.
• Experience implementing product changes within a regulated quality management system.
• Experience collaborating with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, or Testing functions.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• US20: $93,200 - $155,400 USD Annual

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