Staff Product Safety Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription drug coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Short-term disability

Job summary

Stryker in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Product Safety professional to lead safety programs across engineering projects, ensuring safety is integrated throughout development. You will collaborate with leadership to drive safety initiatives and ensure compliance with U.S. and international standards.

You will direct safety testing, engage with external certification bodies, and mentor early-career safety engineers while promoting a strong safety culture across design teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of engineering experience.
• Experience leading Product Safety Programs for complex R&D projects with safety integrated in development.

Responsibilities

• Lead Product Safety Programs for complex sustainability projects within Product Engineering.
• Collaborate with leadership to influence safety initiatives across business units.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance with U.S. and international electrical and mechanical safety standards.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Safety program leadership

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related Engineering degree

Tools

IEC standards

UL 746C

IEC 60601-1

IEC 60601-1-2

IEC 60529

IEC 61000 series

ISO 17025

Job description

What You Will Do

• Lead Product Safety Programs for complex sustainability projects within Product Engineering, ensuring safety requirements are integrated throughout product development.
• Collaborate with leadership and influencing technical and organizational safety initiatives across business units.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance with U.S. and international electrical and mechanical safety standards, regulations, and certifications.
• Direct Safety Testing Activities by supporting laboratory personnel, developing test plans, and ensuring compliance testing meets third-party certification requirements.
• Collaborate with External Certification Bodies including NRTLs and other organizations to achieve and maintain product certifications.
• Provide Product Safety technical education, mentorship, and frameworks that support the growth of early-career Product Safety Engineers.
• Promote a Strong Safety Culture by embedding product safety, compliance, and industry best practices across engineering and design teams.
• Provide Strategic Technical Leadership by resolving complex safety challenges, supporting product lifecycle activities, consulting on compliance issues, and shaping future technology roadmaps.

What You Need (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related Engineering degree
• 4+ years of engineering experience
• Prior experience leading Product Safety Programs for complex R&D projects, ensuring safety requirements are integrated throughout product development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess an understanding of IEC standards and understanding of compliance or related regulatory compliance standards.
• Viewed as a divisional resource in area of expertise.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Competent with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.).
• Demonstrated competence and an intermediate level of expertise in product design theory and application as applied specifically to electrical hardware and architecture, microcontroller, microprocessor, wireless technologies, embedded systems but also familiarity with mechanical components and products.
• Work within and apply the following standards in the development of our products (not limited to the below standards):
• IEC 60601-1 (General Safety Requirements for Medical Electrical Equipment)
• IEC 60601-1-2 (EMC)
• IEC 60529 (Ingress Protection for Enclosures)
• IEC 61000 Series (EMC Testing Techniques)
• UL 746C (Polymeric Material Used In Electrical Equipment)
• (Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements)
• IEC 61010-1 (Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements )
• ISO 17025 (General Requirements For The Competence Of Testing And Calibration Laboratories)

$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.

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