Senior Manufacturing Engineering Leader — Strategy & Lean

Stryker; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 136,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Arizona Campus engineering organization and scale growth through new product development and transfers. The role focuses on building a diverse, high-performing team and applying data-driven engineering discipline to drive cost savings and process improvements.

The selected leader will align goals with business priorities, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage budgets while delivering strategic roadmaps and cross-functional initiatives across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical, chemical, electrical, industrial, mechanical, or a related engineering discipline; master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• At least 8 years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience, including 5+ years in supervisory or management roles; project management experience, preferably leading cross-functional initiatives, is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to build, develop, and engage high-performing technical teams and lead cross-functional problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to apply engineering rigor in regulated medical device manufacturing, including risk analysis, problem solving, process validation, and Design for Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop a high-performing engineering team; manage resources and performance and mentor engineering leaders.
• Align department goals, projects, and resources with business and customer priorities; ensure timely execution.
• Ensure quality, regulatory, policy, and engineering compliance while maintaining validated products and processes.
• Lead cross-functional issue resolution and implementation of new products and processes in production.
• Drive Lean, 5S, innovation, and operational excellence to improve quality, efficiency, and cost.
• Develop and execute 3–5-year strategic roadmaps that translate business priorities into project, process, technology, and capital plans.
• Manage department budgets, expenses, and capital investment needs.
• Report department performance, projects, budgets, and operations to leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager or director.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Risk analysis

Process validation

Design for Manufacturing

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Job description

Stryker is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Arizona Campus engineering organization and scale growth through new product development and transfers. The role focuses on building a diverse, high-performing team and applying data-driven engineering discipline to drive cost savings and process improvements.

The selected leader will align goals with business priorities, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage budgets while delivering strategic roadmaps and cross-functional initiatives across