Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Stryker; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Life and AD&D insurance

Job summary

Stryker in Irvine, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support second-shift manufacturing, 3 pm–12 am PST, Monday–Friday, with some flexibility on hours. You will apply engineering principles to materials, products, equipment, and processes while upholding patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

This role spans product development, process improvement, validation, and production support in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience conducting statistical, geometric, and mathematical analysis in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating, reading, and interpreting engineering drawings using CAD software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience supporting process validation, qualification, or verification activities.
• Support and drive QT and NC dispositions and investigations.
• Mentor entry to junior engineers and provide technical guidance.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and fixtures to support safe, efficient, and compliant production operations.
• Execute qualification, verification, and validation activities for manufacturing processes and equipment, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze manufacturing data, conduct statistical studies, and troubleshoot issues impacting product quality, yield, cost, delivery, or process performance.
• Lead and document engineering tests, experiments, and process improvement projects, including data analysis, reporting, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Collaborate with production teams, technicians, suppliers, and cross-functional project teams to support production goals, project timelines, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Statistics

CAD

Microsoft Office

Process validation

Mentoring junior engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Minitab

Job description

This role will be Monday-Friday on second shift (3 pm - 12 am PST) with some flexibility on the hours.

This role will be Monday-Friday on second shift (3 pm - 12 am PST) with some flexibility on the hours.

Join a team focused on delivering high-quality medical devices through robust manufacturing processes and continuous improvement. In this role, you will support manufacturing operations by applying engineering principles to materials, products, equipment, and processes while maintaining a strong commitment to patient safety, product quality, and regulatory compliance. This position offers the opportunity to work across product development, process improvement, validation, and production support activities in a collaborative manufacturing environment.

What You Will Do

• Design and improve manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and fixtures to support safe, efficient, and compliant production operations.
• Execute qualification, verification, and validation activities for manufacturing processes and equipment, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze manufacturing data, conduct statistical studies, and troubleshoot issues impacting product quality, yield, cost, delivery, or process performance.
• Lead and document engineering tests, experiments, and process improvement projects, including data analysis, reporting, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Collaborate with production teams, technicians, suppliers, and cross-functional project teams to support production goals, project timelines, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Will Need

Required:

• Minimum 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience conducting statistical, geometric, and mathematical analysis in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating, reading, and interpreting engineering drawings using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience supporting process validation, qualification, or verification activities.
• Support and drive Quarantine Ticket (QT) and Non-conformance (NC) report dispositions and investigations.
• Mentor entry to junior engineers and provide technical guidance

Preferred:

• Experience using Minitab or similar statistical analysis software.
• Experience sourcing, evaluating, or managing external suppliers and service providers.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

$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.