Staff Quality Engineer

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

Job summary

Stryker Group in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer to provide quality engineering support for new product launches, manufacturing transfers, and supplier changes within Surgical Technologies. You will engage with cross-functional teams to assure product and process quality across the full lifecycle, including post-handoff sustainment and regulatory compliance.

You will lead nonconformance investigations, CAPA, PPAP, MSA, and risk management activities, monitor quality metrics,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or related technical field.
• Minimum 4 years of quality engineering or related experience.
• Experience in regulated environments with product launches or manufacturing transfers.

Responsibilities

• Support quality deliverables for new product launches, manufacturing transfers, supplier changes, and engineering change initiatives.
• Partner with operations, engineering, supplier, and quality teams to ensure product and process quality performance.
• Own nonconformance investigations and drive containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and record closure.
• Lead CAPA activities, including investigation, implementation, and effectiveness verification.
• Review and disposition nonconforming materials and support quality decisions.
• Execute PPAP activities and support manufacturing readiness for changes.
• Support process validation, equipment qualification, MSA, and risk management.
• Monitor quality metrics, analyze trends using statistical methods and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

CAPA

PPAP

MSA

SPC

GD&T

Six Sigma

CMM metrology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or related field

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Pin gauges

CMMs

Job description

As a Staff Quality Engineer in Kalamazoo MI, you will provide quality engineering support for quality deliverables related to new product launches and manufacturing transfers for Surgical Technologies. This includes supporting projects throughout the full lifecycle, as well as post-handoff manufacturing sustainment activities, with a focus on quality assurance, process control, risk prevention, and continuous improvement of products and manufacturing processes. Additionally, you will support supplier quality issues that impact projects, lead initiatives to enhance product and process quality, and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and quality standards.

What You Will Do

• Support quality deliverables for new product launches, manufacturing transfers, supplier changes, and engineering change initiatives.

• Partner with operations, engineering, supplier, and quality teams to ensure product and process quality performance.

• Own nonconformance investigations and drive timely containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and record closure.

• Lead and support Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities, including investigation, implementation, and effectiveness verification.

• Review and disposition nonconforming materials while supporting material review and quality decision-making processes.

• Execute Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities and support manufacturing readiness for product and process changes.

• Support process validation, equipment qualification, measurement system analysis (MSA), and risk management activities.

• Monitor quality metrics, analyze trends using statistical methods and process control tools, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field

• Minimum 4 years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing quality, supplier quality, or a related quality-focused engineering role

• Experience leading or supporting cross-functional quality projects, including new product launches, manufacturing transfers, process improvements, or engineering change initiatives in a regulated environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with quality systems, including nonconformance management, CAPA, audits, and risk management.

• Experience supporting process validation, equipment qualification, PPAP, and measurement system analysis (MSA).

• Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC), data analysis, and quality improvement methodologies.

• Familiarity with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

• Experience using metrology equipment such as calipers, micrometers, pin gauges, and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).

• Familiarity with ISO 13485 and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements.

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

USN: $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual

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