Staff Engineer, Advance Operations

Stryker; Arroyo (PR); On-site; USD 77,700 - 129,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Wellbeing program

Dental insurance

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Staff Engineer to drive product development from concept to commercialization in a regulated environment. You will design new products, create CAD/CAE models, and lead verification and validation activities while contributing to process development and cost optimization.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s in engineering, 4+ years in engineering, and strong documentation skills. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing partners and suppliers to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field and fluent English.
• Minimum 4 years of engineering experience in product development, design engineering, process engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with product design, testing, validation, and technical documentation.
• Experience using CAD or CAE software for modeling, design, or engineering analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new products, components, and systems based on defined functional requirements.
• Create and maintain engineering drawings, models, specifications, and bills of materials using CAD/CAE tools.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate design verification, validation, and fitness-for-use testing activities.
• Develop and implement process formulations, methods, controls, and validation plans to meet quality requirements.
• Analyze design performance, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and cost considerations throughout development.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and technical specialists to optimize product and process designs.
• Review product development requirements and assess compatibility with manufacturing methods, schedules, and cost targets.
• Recommend, document, and implement engineering improvements, process modifications, and technical solutions based on data analysis.

Skills

Design engineering

CAD/CAE

Validation planning

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD software

CAE software

Job description

Join a role focused on bringing innovative products from concept to commercialization through engineering expertise, design validation, and process development. As a Staff Engineer, you will contribute to product and manufacturing solutions by combining technical knowledge, analytical decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration in a regulated environment.

What You Will Do

• Design and develop new products, components, and systems based on defined functional requirements.
• Create and maintain engineering drawings, models, specifications, and bills of materials using CAD/CAE tools.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate design verification, validation, and fitness-for-use testing activities.
• Develop and implement process formulations, methods, controls, and validation plans to meet quality requirements.
• Analyze design performance, reliability, safety, manufacturability, and cost considerations throughout development.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and technical specialists to optimize product and process designs.
• Review product development requirements and assess compatibility with manufacturing methods, schedules, and cost targets.
• Recommend, document, and implement engineering improvements, process modifications, and technical solutions based on data analysis.

What You Will Need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field and fluent English
• Minimum 4 years of engineering experience in product development, design engineering, process engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with product design, testing, validation, and technical documentation.
• Experience using CAD or CAE software for modeling, design, or engineering analysis.

Preferred

• Experience in a regulated industry such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, automotive, or healthcare manufacturing are highly desirable.
• Experience developing and executing process validation plans.
• Experience working with manufacturing partners, suppliers, or contract manufacturers.
• Knowledge of quality systems, design controls, and engineering change management processes.

Puerto Rico Salary

$77,700 - $129,500 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.