Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Stryker Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Irvine, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer on second shift (3 pm - 12 am PST) to join a team focused on high-quality medical devices through robust manufacturing processes and continuous improvement. The role involves applying engineering principles to materials, products, equipment, and processes while ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance.

You will design and improve processes, execute qualification/verification/validation activities, analyze data, mentor

Qualifications

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

Statistical analysis

Geometric analysis

Engineering drawings

Microsoft Office

Process validation

QT/NC investigations

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite *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.
• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Required: Experience conducting statistical, geometric, and mathematical analysis in a manufacturing environment.
• Required: Experience creating, reading, and interpreting engineering drawings using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
• Required: Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Required: Experience supporting process validation, qualification, or verification activities.
• Required: Support and drive Quarantine Ticket (QT) and Non-conformance (NC) report dispositions and investigations.
• Required: 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 Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location.

Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based.

Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category.

Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.