Senior Staff Engineer – Manufacturing & NPI Leadership

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

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Portage, Michigan is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead process engineering during design transfer, equipment implementation, and process development, collaborating with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory teams in a regulated environment.

This role focuses on manufacturing readiness, process controls, capital assets, risk assessments, and production validation to enable successful product launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in process/manufacturing engineering or related field.
• Experience interpreting system drawings involving mechanical, electrical, and software interactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering activities for new product introductions, ensuring manufacturing readiness and compliance with design transfer requirements.
• Develop and implement manufacturing processes, methods, and controls that meet product quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Create and support process risk assessments, control plans, manufacturing procedures, and production validation activities for new product launches.
• Evaluate, select, procure, install, and validate manufacturing equipment and capital assets to support production requirements.
• Analyze process and equipment performance through testing, data collection, measurement system analysis, and experimental studies to optimize manufacturing outcomes.
• Develop inspection methods, test protocols, and manufacturing controls to ensure products meet defined specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical guidance on manufacturing standards, design requirements, testing strategies, and regulatory expectations while mentoring engineers and project teams.
• Partner with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, and Project Management teams to resolve technical challenges and achieve project milestones.

Skills

Process engineering

Manufacturing engineering

GD&T

Interpreting drawings

Regulatory compliance

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Stryker Corporation in Portage, Michigan is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead process engineering during design transfer, equipment implementation, and process development, collaborating with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory teams in a regulated environment.

This role focuses on manufacturing readiness, process controls, capital assets, risk assessments, and production validation to enable successful product launches.