Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Arizona Campus Sustainability Solutions engineering division. The role focuses on growing and scaling multi-site operations, building a diverse, high-performing team, and delivering process improvements and cost-saving initiatives.

Leaders will align goals with business priorities, drive cross-functional collaboration, and manage budgets while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance across validated products and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biomedical, chemical, electrical, industrial, mechanical, or related engineering discipline.
• At least 8 years of manufacturing engineering experience with 5+ years in supervisory/management roles.
• Proven ability to build and engage high-performing technical teams and lead cross-functional problem solving.
• Experience applying engineering rigor in regulated medical device manufacturing (risk analysis, validation, DFM).
• Proven ability to develop and execute 3-5 year strategic roadmaps translating priorities into projects and capital plans.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop a high-performing engineering team; manage resources and performance and mentor engineering leaders.
• Align department goals 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

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Regulatory thinking

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 3-5-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