Senior Mechanical Engineer

Stryker Corporation; Portage (MI); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Portage, MI is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to develop mechanical and electromechanical medical device components across the full product lifecycle.

You will design, prototype, verify, and document parts, translate requirements into specifications, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure launch readiness.

Work is Hybrid— onsite several days per week, requiring commuting distance to Portage, MI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of engineering experience in product design, development, or related technical roles.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling software.
• Experience creating engineering drawings and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, and verify mechanical components, assemblies, and subsystems for medical devices.
• Translate user and clinical requirements into engineering specifications and system-level designs.
• Conduct prototyping, testing, and design verification activities to evaluate product performance and compliance.
• Analyze and resolve complex design challenges using engineering principles, data, and root-cause analysis methods.
• Author and maintain engineering documentation, including design records, specifications, test protocols, and reports.
• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management teams to support product development milestones and launch readiness.
• Participate in customer and clinician interactions to gather product feedback and incorporate user needs into design decisions.
• Support continuous improvement activities by enhancing engineering processes, design methodologies, and development practices.

Skills

2+ years engineering experience

3D CAD modeling

Engineering drawings

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo CAD software

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) tools

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Portage, MI

Join Stryker’s Orthopaedic Instruments team and contribute to the development of mechanical and electromechanical products used in surgical environments. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full product development lifecycle, from concept generation and prototyping through design verification, manufacturing scale-up, and product launch. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams while applying engineering principles to develop innovative, high-quality medical device solutions.

Work Flexibility: Hybrid: candidates must reside within commuting distance of Portage, MI and be able to work onsite several days per week.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, modify, and verify mechanical components, assemblies, and subsystems for medical devices.


• Translate user and clinical requirements into engineering specifications and system-level designs.


• Conduct prototyping, testing, and design verification activities to evaluate product performance and compliance.


• Analyze and resolve complex design challenges using engineering principles, data, and root-cause analysis methods.


• Author and maintain engineering documentation, including design records, specifications, test protocols, and reports.


• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management teams to support product development milestones and launch readiness.


• Participate in customer and clinician interactions to gather product feedback and incorporate user needs into design decisions.


• Support continuous improvement activities by enhancing engineering processes, design methodologies, and development practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.


• Minimum 2 years of engineering experience in product design, development, or related technical roles.


• Experience with 3D CAD modeling software.


• Experience creating engineering drawings and technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Creo CAD software.


• Experience designing mechanical or electromechanical assemblies.


• Experience applying Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles in product development.


• Experience using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), engineering analysis tools, and manufacturing processes in product design.

$77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual Travel Percentage: None

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.