Staff Electrical Engineer, Embedded Systems

Stryker Group; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 98,200 - 163,700; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer, Embedded Systems in Greenwood Village, CO to lead design, development, and verification of electrical and software subsystems for regulated medical devices. The role requires hands‑on ownership across hardware and firmware with a focus on durability, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate across R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, and Marketing to translate user needs into robust technical specifications and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience designing and developing embedded systems, with hands‑on ownership across both hardware and firmware domains; including PCB bring‑up, signal‑level debugging, component failure analysis, alternative component selection and qualification, and/or embedded firmware development.
• Understanding of electrical components and common failure modes, with the ability to interpret, analyze, and test electrical and system‑level designs.
• Experience analyzing system architectures, schematics, and design documentation to understand design intent and implement changes within defined technical and regulatory constraints.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and verify electrical and software components and sub‑systems for regulated medical devices.
• Bring‑up and debug electrical/firmware integration at the signal level, diagnosing failures across the hardware/software boundary.
• Support product End of Life (EOL) component evaluations, execute design changes and complete engineering change orders to support sustained market success.
• Apply circuit, system, and software test methods, including prototyping, verification, validation, and design reviews to ensure robust, compliant designs.
• Help translate user, clinical, and Voice of Customer inputs into clear design requirements, specifications, and architectures at the component and sub‑system level.
• Analyze and resolve design issues using independent judgement, balancing technical, regulatory, cost, and schedule tradeoffs.
• Develop, modify, and review software per defined architecture and requirements, applying design principles, coding standards, and best practices in code reviews.
• Contribute to high‑quality engineering documentation, including requirements, design artifacts, test strategies, defect tracking, and Design History Files.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams (R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management), influencing outcomes and driving projects forward.

Skills

Embedded systems design

Hardware debugging

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

C/C++

CAD tools

Job description

Stryker is hiring a Staff Electrical Engineer, Embedded Systems for our Sports Medicine business in Greenwood Village, CO. In this role, you will serve as a senior technical contributor, supporting the full product life cycle including sustainment, design, development, and verification of complex electrical and software systems for our line of Arthroscopy pumps and soft-tissue/bone resection medical devices. You will apply technical expertise to solve design challenges by translating clinical and user needs into robust solutions. You will collaborate cross‑functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Clinical partners, ensuring designs meet performance, quality, and regulatory standards.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and verify electrical and software components and sub‑systems for regulated medical devices.
• Bring‑up and debug electrical/firmware integration at the signal level, diagnosing failures across the hardware/software boundary.
• Support product End of Life (EOL) component evaluations, execute design changes and complete engineering change orders to support sustained market success.
• Apply circuit, system, and software test methods, including prototyping, verification, validation, and design reviews to ensure robust, compliant designs.
• Help translate user, clinical, and Voice of Customer inputs into clear design requirements, specifications, and architectures at the component and sub‑system level.
• Analyze and resolve design issues using independent judgment, balancing technical, regulatory, cost, and schedule tradeoffs.
• Develop, modify, and review software per defined architecture and requirements, applying design principles, coding standards, and best practices in code reviews.
• Contribute to high‑quality engineering documentation, including requirements, design artifacts, test strategies, defect tracking, and Design History Files.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams (R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management), influencing outcomes and driving projects forward.

What you need

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience designing and developing embedded systems, with hands‑on ownership across both hardware and firmware domains; including PCB bring‑up, signal‑level debugging, component failure analysis, alternative component selection and qualification, and/or embedded firmware development.
• Understanding of electrical components and common failure modes, with the ability to interpret, analyze, and test electrical and system‑level designs.
• Experience analyzing system architectures, schematics, and design documentation to understand design intent and implement changes within defined technical and regulatory constraints.

Preferred

• Experience in Medical Device development or other regulated industries.
• Working knowledge of the end‑to‑end electrical design process, including use of CAD and circuit design/analysis tools.
• Experience developing software in C/C++ and applying software engineering best practices, including code analysis, memory management, defect resolution, integration, deployment, and SDLC methodologies.

$98,200 - $163,700 USD Annual