Senior Staff Electrical Engineer, R&D

Stryker Corporation; Portage (MI); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Portage, MI seeks a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to lead electrical hardware design for handheld medical devices used in cranial and spinal procedures. You will collaborate with global teams to own hardware design and drive verification, with a strong emphasis on patient outcomes and compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of experience, with hybrid work flexibility and potential travel of ~20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE required with 6+ years of experience.
• Experience leading electrical design for medical devices.
• Familiarity with design controls and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and troubleshooting of electrical systems for medical devices.
• Apply advanced engineering principles to create reliable, compliant product designs.
• Translate user needs into system requirements and architecture.
• Drive prototyping, verification, and testing strategies for complex challenges.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for future product development.
• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and PM to deliver products.

Skills

Electrical design

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Medical devices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Are you an Electrical Engineer looking to join a team of new product innovators who specialize in partnering with the world’s top neuro and spine surgeons to revolutionize patient outcomes? Our global team is looking for a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer who is passionate about pushing the boundaries of what is possible by collaborating across the globe with other worldclass engineers. In this role, you will be part of multidisciplinary team where you will be tasked with owning the electrical hardware design for complex handheld powered devices used in cranial and spinal procedures.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design, development, and troubleshooting of electrical systems, subsystems, and components for medical devices.
• Apply advanced electrical engineering principles to create innovative, reliable, and compliant product designs.
• Translate user, clinical, and business needs into system requirements, specifications, and architectural designs.
• Drive prototyping, verification, validation, and testing strategies while resolving complex technical challenges.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and influence their integration into future product development efforts.
• Make critical design tradeoff decisions and contribute to intellectual property through patents, disclosures, and trade secrets.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management to deliver successful products.
• Lead customer-centric design activities, including Voice of Customer initiatives, while leveraging market, competitive, and clinical insights.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on medical device regulations, industry standards, design controls, and technical documentation.

What You Need (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in EE or related discipline & 6+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Desired)

• Ability to lead or teach electrical engineers in electrical design
• Advanced understanding of the design of complex components and sub-systems
• Ability to apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods
• Advanced understanding of manufacturing and testing methods
• Ability to apply standard technologies used in industry
• Ability to perform complex electrical stackups
• Advanced understanding of statistical methods
• Advanced knowledge of sub-system, system, and environmental interactions

$102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 20%

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.