Senior Staff R&D Systems Engineer- Electro-Mechanical & Fluidic Systems

Stryker; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Senior Staff R&D Systems Engineer to lead development of next-generation vascular thrombectomy platforms. The role blends advanced mechanical design with high-performance digital ecosystems, guiding projects from prototyping to testing while shaping R&D strategy.

You will architect closed-loop fluid systems, model components with SolidWorks, and drive V&V testing using LabVIEW or Python, ensuring manufacturing transfer and regulatory compliance for Class II/III devices.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a systems engineer for Class II/III medical devices.
• Experience with medical device prototyping, verification testing, and cross-functional product strategies.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks for modeling and drawings.
• Knowledge of closed-loop fluid systems, real-time sensor feedback, and data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop closed-loop fluid control systems with real-time sensor feedback.
• Lead cross-functional project teams through complete product development lifecycle.
• Develop automated V&V testing infrastructure and fixtures using LabVIEW or Python.
• Oversee design transfers from development to high-volume manufacturing with rigorous design controls.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Real-time data analysis

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

As a Senior Staff R&D Systems Engineer, you will serve as a leading member of the R&D team for our next-generation vascular thrombectomy platforms. This role bridges advanced medical device hardware with high-performance digital ecosystems. You will lead cross-functional project teams through the entire product development lifecycle—independently researching, prototyping, and testing complex fluidic components and electro-mechanical control systems. Additionally, you will actively shape broader R&D organizational initiatives and cross-functional product strategy.

What You Will Do

• Architect and develop closed-loop fluid control systems driven by real-time sensor feedback and integrated data acquisition architectures.
• Utilize expert-level CAD/CAE tools to model complex mechanical, fluidic, and electro-mechanical components, producing detailed engineering drawings.
• Specify functional requirements and evaluate final designs for overall effectiveness, lifecycle cost, system reliability, and clinical safety.
• Build robust data acquisition frameworks to capture and analyze high-frequency sensor data during R&D testing.
• Design and lead automated validation and verification (V&V) testing infrastructures, including custom fixture development using LabVIEW or Python.
• Lead the physical assembly, bring-up, and stress-testing of complex R&D prototypes.
• Work alongside R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Clinical teams to ensure design excellence and optimize components for manufacturing.
• Drive the seamless transition of New Product Development (NPD) projects into high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Maintain strict adherence to medical device design controls, risk management, and regulatory frameworks (Class II and Class III).
• Act as a technical mentor across the division, establishing best engineering practices and identifying process improvement opportunities.

What You Need (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a highly related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of direct work experience as a systems engineer in the development of Class II and Class III medical devices.
• Proven track record leading medical device prototyping, verification testing, and cross-functional product strategies.
• Experience with SolidWorks for complex component modeling and detailed manufacturing drawings.
• Practical knowledge of closed-loop fluid systems, real-time sensor feedback loops, and data analytics.
• Familiarity with medical device design controls, risk management frameworks, and strict industry compliance standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project experience applying computational fluid dynamics (CFD) concepts and simulation tools.
• Advanced hands-on experience with automated testing platforms using LabVIEW or Python.
• Proven leadership in V&V test automation, custom test fixture development, and NPD design transfer to production.
• Successful, on-time completion of design transfers from R&D to active manufacturing lines.
• Precision performance of closed-loop sensor feedback arrays under high-stress fluid dynamics.
• Increased percentage of automated V&V test cycles, reducing manual prototype testing overhead.

$118,000 - $196,600 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.