Senior Test Engineer (Hybrid Cary, IL)

Stryker Group; Cary (IL); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Sage in Cary, IL is seeking a skilled Test Engineering professional to support design, development, and validation of advanced medical products. You will lead test systems, fixtures, and data-driven validation efforts in a hybrid in-office role three days per week.

You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with quality, design, and test teams to ensure safety, efficacy, and performance while upholding company standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical/Mechanical/Electrical engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in test engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience with test systems, fixtures, and data analysis in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own comprehensive test plans with cross‑functional teams.
• Design, refine test fixtures for components and subsystems.
• Leverage lab capabilities and data acquisition systems.
• Lead development of test systems for product development and validation.
• Analyze test data and lead root-cause investigations with formal reports.
• Mentor junior team members, labs, and contractors.
• Evaluate and procure actuation systems, sensors, and testing tech.
• Serve as internal SME on test methods and reliability tools.

Skills

Test planning

Root cause analysis

Mentorship

Data analysis

Test systems

Statistical tools

Acquisition systems

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

FEA

LabVIEW

Weibull analysis

Data acquisition

Job description

Stryker Sage is seeking a highly skilled Test Engineering professional to support the design, development, and validation of innovative medical products. This role plays a critical part in ensuring product safety, efficacy, and performance through advanced test systems and fixtures, while also serving as a technical leader within the organization.

This role is hybrid in Cary, IL with the expectation to be in office 3 days a week.

Check out our product portfolio: Stryker Sage

What You Will Do:

• Develop, execute, and own comprehensive test plans through an understanding of design requirements in collaboration with quality, design, and test engineering to assess safety, efficacy, and any other product requirements.
• Design, develop, and refine mechanical, electrical, and virtual test fixtures for components and sub-systems, ensuring designs meet functional requirements, design inputs, and reliability targets.
• Able to leverage laboratory capabilities, including hardware configurations, software integration, and data acquisition systems.
• Lead the development of test systems and fixtures that support product development, validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Analyze test data, investigate failures, and lead root-cause analysis efforts, delivering clear, actionable insights through formal test reports aligned with company standards.
• Provide mentorship to junior test team members, technicians, third-party labs, and contractors, acting as a trusted subject matter expert.
• Evaluate, recommend, procure, and maintain actuation systems, instrumentation, sensors, and testing technologies to advance testing methods and capabilities.
• Act as an internal point of contact on test methods, industry standards, and reliability tools, including statistical analysis, design of experiments, Weibull analysis, stress and strain analysis, FEA, and use, misuse, and abuse testing.

What You Need (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
• 2+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Test system automation experience
• Medical device or regulated industry experience
• Understanding of medical device design controls and product development processes

$85,500 - $142,500 USD Annual