Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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 hiring a Senior Manager to support growth and the scale up of the multi-site Arizona Campus of Stryker Sustainability Solutions. We seek a leader who will develop a diverse team, capable of scaling growth through new product development and product transfers. This strategic thinker will use data analysis and sound engineering principles to identify a strategic funnel of process improvements, maintenance programs, and other key cost savings opportunities.

What you will do:

• 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.

What You need:

• 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 or more 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.

• Proven ability to develop and execute 3–-year strategic roadmaps that translate business priorities into project, process, technology, and capital plans.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

$135,600 - $225,900 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.