Senior Staff Electrical Engineer, R&D

Stryker; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 102,600 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

ESPP

Short-term disability

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer in Portage, MI to own the electrical hardware design for complex handheld medical devices used in cranial and spinal procedures. You will lead design, verification, and testing efforts while collaborating with global teams to ensure compliant, innovative products.

The role requires a Bachelor's in EE with 6+ years of experience, strong leadership, and expertise in medical device design controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE and 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading electrical design for medical devices is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical system design and troubleshooting for medical devices.
• Translate user, clinical, and business needs into system requirements, specifications, and architectural designs.
• Drive prototyping, verification, validation, and testing strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management.

Skills

Electrical design

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Medical devices

Systems engineering

Test methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE

Tools

Electrical CAD

Job description

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

• Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.
• Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes.

Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.

Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.