Staff Electrical Engineer - PCB Layout & Component Library Support

Stryker; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Stryker in Grand Rapids is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to transform schematics into manufacturable PCB/PCBA outputs. You will own ECAD libraries, perform component lifecycle assessments, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve design and production issues.

The role requires strong Altium and OrCAD/Allegro skills, practical PCB/PCBA manufacturing knowledge, and experience with DFM/DFT, Valor, and Silicon Expert tools to drive design readiness and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE and 4+ years of experience required.
• Experience in PCB layout design, ECAD library development, and PCBA documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PCB layouts and ECAD outputs for medical device components and production releases.
• Translate schematics and inputs into manufacturable PCB/PCBA designs using Altium/OrCAD/Allegro.
• Optimize designs for manufacturability, PI/EMI, thermal performance, and mechanical fit.
• Create and maintain ECAD libraries, symbols, footprints, and models.
• Produce fabrication/assembly packages (Gerber/ODB++), BOMs, and change documentation.
• Lead root-cause analysis for PCB design/manufacturing issues and supplier coordination.
• Develop ECAD design guidelines, governance, and automation using advanced workflows.

Skills

PCB design proficiency

ECAD library governance

Problem solving & root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD/Allegro

Valor

Silicon Expert

Job description

Stryker is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer who can deliver high-quality PCB layout, ECAD component library support, and component engineering for medical device product development. This role converts schematics and design inputs into manufacturable PCB/PCBA outputs, maintains controlled ECAD library data, supports component lifecycle and BOM reviews, and partners with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and external PCBA suppliers to resolve design and production issues. The ideal candidate has strong Altium and OrCAD/Allegro capability, practical PCB/PCBA manufacturing knowledge, and experience with DFM/DFT, Valor, and Silicon Expert or equivalent tools.

What You Will Do

• Independently design and develop PCB layouts and related ECAD outputs for medical device components, sub-systems, prototypes and production releases.
• Translate schematics, design inputs and system constraints into manufacturable PCB/PCBA designs using Altium Designer, OrCAD/Allegro and applicable legacy ECAD platforms.
• Optimise PCB designs for manufacturability, assembly, testability, signal and power integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal performance, mechanical fit and supplier capability.
• Create, review and maintain controlled ECAD library content, including schematic symbols, footprints, component models and associated documentation.
• Generate and review PCB fabrication and assembly packages, including Gerber and ODB++ files, drawings, BOM outputs, release packages and engineering change documentation.
• Lead advanced problem solving and root cause analysis related to PCB design, manufacturing, yield, quality, reliability and component issues.
• Perform component engineering activities, including component selection, BOM reviews, lifecycle and obsolescence assessments, alternate sourcing and supply-chain support.
• Develop and improve ECAD design guidelines, library governance, review processes, databases and tools, including DFM/DFT, manufacturing-readiness, automation and emerging AI-assisted workflows.
• Collaborate across Electrical Engineering, R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Advanced Operations and external manufacturing partners, providing technical leadership and mentoring others in ECAD and PCB design best practices.

What You Need (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in EE or related discipline & 4+ years of work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in PCB layout design, ECAD component library development, PCB/PCBA documentation, component engineering, or related electrical CAD work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of ECAD PCB layout, component libraries, PCB/PCBA manufacturing methods, and common failure modes.
• Ability to translate schematics, design inputs, and system constraints into manufacturable PCB/PCBA layout outputs.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer and OrCAD/Allegro; familiarity with legacy ECAD platforms preferred.
• Working knowledge of controlled ECAD documentation, library governance, and engineering change/release processes.
• Practical understanding of DFM/DFT, PCB manufacturing-readiness, component lifecycle, BOM review, and obsolescence risk.
• Ability to review PCB/PCBA designs for manufacturability, testability, EMI/EMC, thermal performance, mechanical fit, and system-level interactions.
• Experience with Valor, Silicon Expert, or equivalent PCB analysis and component lifecycle tools preferred.

$89,300 - $148,800 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.