Senior R&D Engineer - Medical Implants (Hybrid)

Stryker Corporation; Mahwah (NJ); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Mahwah, NJ is seeking a Senior Engineer, R&D to focus on product sustainment, continuous improvement, design changes, and lifecycle management across manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and testing.

You will represent R&D sustainment at the site, coordinate with global partners, lead engineering changes, develop solutions to enhance performance and reliability, and document results in line with quality systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of engineering experience.
• Experience conducting technical investigations and root cause analyses.
• Experience creating, reviewing, and maintaining engineering documentation and design change records.
• Preferred experience in the medical device industry.
• Experience sustaining engineering, product maintenance, or lifecycle management.
• Experience implementing product changes within a regulated quality management system.
• Experience collaborating with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, or Testing functions.

Responsibilities

• Represent the R&D sustainment engineering team at the manufacturing site and coordinate technical activities with global engineering and manufacturing partners.
• Support product remediation, maintenance, and lifecycle management activities around customized implants within the CMF product portfolio.
• Lead the evaluation, development, and implementation of engineering and design changes through established change management processes.
• Develop and implement engineering solutions that enhance product performance, manufacturability, reliability, and ongoing product support.
• Assess the impact of design changes on product performance, quality requirements, manufacturing processes, and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct technical investigations of customer complaints, nonconformities, and product-related issues using structured root cause analysis methodologies.
• Define, document, and implement corrective and preventive actions to address identified issues and support product reliability.
• Create, review, and maintain engineering documentation, technical specifications, risk management files, and design change records in compliance with applicable requirements.

Skills

Engineering experience

Root cause analysis

Documentation practice

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Stryker Corporation in Mahwah, NJ is seeking a Senior Engineer, R&D to focus on product sustainment, continuous improvement, design changes, and lifecycle management across manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and testing.

You will represent R&D sustainment at the site, coordinate with global partners, lead engineering changes, develop solutions to enhance performance and reliability, and document results in line with quality systems.