Senior Test Engineer (Hybrid Cary, IL)

Stryker Corporation; Cary (IL); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Cary, IL is seeking a Test Engineering professional to design, develop, and validate medical products, leading test systems and mentoring junior staff. This hybrid role requires in-office presence three days a week and offers a salary range of $85,500 to $142,500 with about 10% travel.

You will develop test plans, fixtures, data acquisition, and analyze results to ensure safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance while advancing testing capabilities across the product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in test engineering or related area.
• Experience with test plans and fixtures is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and own test plans in collaboration with quality, design, and test engineering.
• Design and refine mechanical, electrical, and virtual test fixtures.
• Leverage lab capabilities and data acquisition systems for testing.
• Lead development of test systems and fixtures for product development and validation.
• Analyze data, investigate failures, and perform root-cause analyses.
• Provide mentorship to junior staff, technicians, and contractors.
• Evaluate and maintain actuation systems, sensors, and testing technologies.
• Act as internal SME on test methods, standards, and reliability tools.

Skills

Test planning

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Weibull analysis

FEA

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid 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

Salary and Travel

• $85,500 - $142,500 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 10%

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

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.

About Stryker

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

Job 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.