Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations (AO)

Stryker Corporation; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking a process engineer to lead design, development, and validation for new product introductions and transfers within the Advanced Operations team in Michigan.

You will refine manufacturing processes for electro-mechanical assembly including PCBs, soldering, potting, injection molding, and manual assembly while coordinating with internal and contract manufacturers to meet quality, cost, and production targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechatronics/Mechanical) preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of manufacturing/process engineering or R&D experience.
• Knowledge of electrical engineering principles applied to manufacturing or product development.
• Experience supporting manufacturing processes or engineering projects.
• Experience designing or supporting electronics manufacturing (PCBs, cables, etc.).
• Experience reading schematics, CAD drawings, and product architecture drawings.
• Experience with manufacturing test methods (in-circuit, functional, safety).
• Experience in regulated industries with statistics, validation, or DFM methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead process design, development, and validation for new product introductions and product sustenance initiatives.
• Develop and refine manufacturing processes for electro-mechanical assembly including PCBs, soldering, potting, injection molding, pressing, torquing, and manual assembly operations.
• Partner with internal and contract manufacturers to implement manufacturing solutions that support quality, cost, and production requirements.
• Create, review, and release technical documentation, manufacturing requirements, validation protocols, and engineering change documentation.
• Conduct process validation activities, capability studies, process risk assessments, control plans, and inspection documentation for product launches and transfers.
• Analyze equipment and process performance through testing, data collection, and statistical methods to identify and implement improvements.
• Lead or support equipment acquisition projects, including specification development, supplier coordination, installation, qualification, and validation.
• Collaborate with quality, manufacturing, supplier, and engineering teams to establish testing protocols, review designs, build prototypes, and ensure compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Process engineering

Statistical analysis

Reading schematics

CAD interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechatronics/Mechanical)

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite Join Stryker's Advanced Operations (AO) team and play a key role in supporting the successful introduction of new products and manufacturing processes. In this role, you will provide process engineering expertise across product launches, transfers, equipment validation, and manufacturing readiness while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements. In this role, you will represent manufacturing and operations throughout product development, partnering with engineering, quality, sourcing, and supplier teams to design scalable, compliant, and efficient manufacturing processes for electro-mechanical products.

What You Will Do

Lead process design, development, and validation activities for new product introductions and product sustainment initiatives.

Develop and refine manufacturing processes for electro-mechanical assembly, including printed circuit board assemblies, soldering, potting, injection molding, pressing, torquing, and manual assembly operations.

Partner with internal and contract manufacturers to implement manufacturing solutions that support quality, cost, and production requirements.

Create, review, and release technical documentation, manufacturing requirements, validation protocols, and engineering change documentation.

Conduct process validation activities, capability studies, process risk assessments, control plans, and inspection documentation for product launches and transfers.

Analyze equipment and process performance through testing, data collection, and statistical methods to identify and implement improvements.

Lead or support equipment acquisition projects, including specification development, supplier coordination, installation, qualification, and validation.

Collaborate with quality, manufacturing, supplier, and engineering teams to establish testing protocols, review designs, build prototypes, and ensure compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field preferred).

Minimum 4 years of experience in a manufacturing, process engineering, product development, or research and development environment.

Knowledge of electrical engineering principles and their application within manufacturing or product development environments.

Experience supporting manufacturing processes, product development, or engineering projects.

Preferred Qualifications Experience designing or supporting electronics manufacturing, including printed circuit boards, cables, or electro-mechanical assemblies.

Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics, CAD drawings, and product architecture drawings.

Experience with manufacturing test methods, including in-circuit, functional, safety, or product performance testing.

Experience in a highly regulated industry and knowledge of statistical analysis, process validation, or Design for Manufacturability (DFM) methodologies.

$89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 20%

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.

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

Work 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.