Senior Quality Engineer

Stryker Group; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 77,700 - 129,500; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Group is hiring a Senior Quality Engineer in Kalamazoo, MI. In this role, you'll develop methods to ensure product quality throughout the manufacturing process. Responsibilities include maintaining quality methods, investigating nonconformances, and supporting supplier quality efforts. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science and a minimum of 2 years in quality or manufacturing within a regulated industry. Competitive salary between $77,700 and $129,500 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or engineering within a regulated industry.
• Experience with U.S. and international medical device regulatory requirements preferred.
• Experience managing nonconformance investigations and corrective action activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality methods for process control, inspection, and testing.
• Investigate internal and supplier-related nonconformances.
• Analyze quality data and identify trends to address product risks.
• Support supplier quality improvement activities.

Skills

Quality engineering

Manufacturing processes

Regulatory compliance

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field

Job description

At Stryker, our quality engineers play a critical role in ensuring products consistently meet defined quality and regulatory requirements.

We are hiring a Senior Quality Engineer in Kalamazoo, MI supporting Instruments! In this role, you will develop and implement methods and procedures for process control, process improvement, testing, and inspection to ensure products function as designed and meet established quality standards. You will work closely with operations, engineering, and suppliers, with direct impact across product quality, supplier performance, and manufacturing process control throughout the product lifecycle.

What You Will Do

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality methods for process control, inspection, testing, and defect prevention within manufacturing operations.
• Investigate internal and supplier-related nonconformances, lead root cause analysis, and manage timely corrective and preventive actions in alignment with quality system requirements.
• Review, disposition, and document nonconforming product through formal material review processes, including containment and escalation when required.
• Analyze quality data and key performance indicators, identify trends, and initiate actions to address emerging product or process risks.
• Evaluate manufacturing and supplier changes, including process updates and component changes, to assess quality and risk impacts prior to implementation.
• Support supplier quality improvement activities, including corrective action management, part certification initiatives, and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Apply statistical methods and risk management practices to support process capability, inspection strategies, and sampling plans.
• Support internal and external audits, manufacturing transfers, engineering changes, and field-related quality investigations as a subject matter resource.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or engineering within a regulated industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with U.S. and international medical device regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing nonconformance investigations and corrective action activities in a regulated quality system.
• Experience supporting supplier quality activities or driving manufacturing process improvements in a regulated environment.
• Experience applying risk management and statistical process control methods in manufacturing environments.

USN: $77,700 - $129,500 USD Annual

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